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Twice-yearly injection reduced HIV infections by 96 percent, company says

Twice-yearly injection reduced HIV infections by 96 percent, company says

Lenacapavir, a new HIV prevention drug, has proven to dramatically reduce the risk of infection according to data reported from the drugmaker Gilead Sciences, who found two annual injections of the drug reduced HIV infections by 96 percent. Data from the trial, known as PURPOSE 2, monitored cisgender men, transgender men, transgender women, and gender nonbinary […]

Woman needed HIV test after old genital swab used

Woman needed HIV test after old genital swab used

“When I found out the swab had already been used and I would need to have tests for HIV and hepatitis, I was extremely upset and scared,” she said. “I was shocked and worried about what this might mean for my health.” The practice apologised – but an investigation by the Parliamentary and Health Service […]

More than 2,000 patients in Oregon may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis

More than 2,000 patients in Oregon may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – More than 2,000 patients from two Portland, Ore.-area hospitals might have been exposed to several types of infections after a physician possibly violated hospital protocols, health officials and Providence and Legacy health systems announced Thursday. In a statement, the Oregon Health Authority said its healthcare-associated infection program is working with Legacy […]

Interview with Prof Sophie Harman about her book Seeing Politics: Film, Visual Method, Int Relations

Interview with Prof Sophie Harman about her book Seeing Politics: Film, Visual Method, Int Relations

Roland Bleiker, from the Visual Politics Research Program at the University of Queensland, interviews Professor Sophie Harman (Queen Mary University of London) about her new book Seeing Politics: Film, Visual Method and International Relations (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2019) and her award-winning and BAFTA-nominated film Pili. This interview is part of a series events organised by […]

How 175 British children were infected with HIV

How 175 British children were infected with HIV

At least 175 children with the blood disorder haemophilia were infected with HIV in the 1980s, according to documents from the national archives seen by BBC News. Some of the families affected are giving evidence at a public inquiry into what has been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS. It […]

I lost my mum, dad and baby sister to HIV in infected blood scandal

I lost my mum, dad and baby sister to HIV in infected blood scandal

In the early 1980s, the UK could not keep up with demand for Factor VIII, which was made by pooling – or mixing – the blood plasma of thousands of individual donors. Instead the treatment was shipped from the US. In the UK, blood donations have always been voluntary, but in the US, drug companies […]

People with HIV can be sperm and egg donors

People with HIV can be sperm and egg donors

The law change will mean thousands of same-sex couples where one or both partners have HIV but an undetectable viral load – meaning it can’t be passed on – can have children. Until now, the only allowance for HIV was a man giving sperm to a female partner. Campaigners say it is a “huge win” […]

CDC describes how unlicensed 'vampire facial' treatment infected women with HIV

CDC describes how unlicensed 'vampire facial' treatment infected women with HIV

Three women likely were infected with HIV after undergoing “vampire facials” at an unlicensed New Mexico spa, the first known instance of the virus being transmitted through cosmetic injection services.  The investigation shows the dangers of unlicensed establishments that mix medical procedures with beauty treatments.   According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report […]