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Terrence Higgins Trust marks 41 years since the death of Terry Higgins

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Terrence Higgins Trust, the UK’s leading sexual health charity, is marking 41 years since the death of its namesake Terry Higgins. He passed away at the age of 37 on 4 July 1982 and is one of the first people known to have died from the AIDS virus in the UK. “His boyfriend Rupert buried him using his student loan to pay for the funeral,” the charity wrote on Instagram on the 41st anniversary of his passing. “At the time, HIV didn’t have a name, let alone a test. Rupert’s…

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Government urged to expand opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing by leading charities

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Funding the expansion of opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing in England is a “no brainer”, five leading charities have told the government. Terrence Higgins Trust, National AIDS Trust, the Elton John AIDS Foundation, Hepatitis C Trust and the British Liver Trust are all calling on Rishi Sunak’s administration to roll out the opt-out tests in A&E departments within areas that have a high HIV prevalence. In just 12 months, more than 1,998 people have been found with HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C as a result of opt-out testing in…

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Gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses hit record levels in England

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England saw record numbers of gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses last year, according to new figures released by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). There were 82,592 gonorrhoea cases in 2022, reflecting an increase of 50.3 per cent from the 54,961 diagnoses in 2021. It marks the highest number of diagnoses in any single year since records began in 1918. Data from the UKHSA also showed that infectious syphilis diagnoses increased by 15.2 per cent from 2021 (7,543 cases) to 2022 (8,692 cases). Last year, there were more than 400 diagnoses…

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Mpox: Government urged to extend vaccination programme after new cases found

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Terrence Higgins Trust, the UK’s leading sexual health charity, is urging the government to extend its mpox vaccination programme after a new cluster of cases was identified. The interim epidemiological update published on 25 May stated 10 new cases of mpox, which was formerly known as monkeypox, have been diagnosed – all of which were in London. Half of these were in unvaccinated individuals, while two were in people who had only received one dose. Five of the cases were acquired in the UK, with four believed to have been…

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Only 20% of people in the UK know about PrEP, poll finds

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Despite PrEP’s effectiveness at preventing HIV, new research has revealed that just 20% of people know about it in the UK. The drug reduces the risk of getting the virus from sex by 99% when taken correctly, though the findings from YouGov’s new polling, which was conducted on behalf of Terrence Higgins Trust, shows that ignorance about it is still rife. In fact, only a quarter of the British public know that an HIV-positive person cannot pass on the virus when on effective treatment. In addition, a staggering 77% of…

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Exclusive: ‘Explain decision to not order more monkeypox vaccines’, Labour tells UK government

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Thérèse Coffey has been urged to “reassure the public” about the monkeypox outbreak after it emerged that she rejected advice to buy extra vaccine doses due to value-for-money concerns. The newly appointed Health Secretary was also asked to clarify whether or not she received any advice suggesting she “ignore” the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), according to a letter seen by GAY TIMES. Sent on 4 October by Wes Streeting, the Shadow Health Secretary and Labour MP for Ilford North, it comes three days after news broke that Coffey opted…

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Terrence Higgins Trust launches sexual health archive to mark 40 years of HIV/AIDS activism

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Terrence Higgins Trust has launched an archive of sexual health promotion materials from the last 40 years at the Bishopsgate Institute in London. Videos, leaflets and other documents give the public a unique opportunity to learn about the HIV/AIDS epidemic from the resources that were available as it progressed. The archive also includes rarely seen papers, campaign posters, publications and other items from the last four decades. Its launch, which took place on 4 July, coincided with the 40-year anniversary of the charity’s namesake, Terry Higgins, becoming the first named…

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Tributes pour in for David Stuart after death of trailblazing chemsex activist

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David Stuart, an LGBTQ+ activist and health professional credited with coining the term “chemsex,” has passed away. 56 Dean Street, one of the UK’s leading sexual health clinics where David spent the last eight years working, announced the death on 12 January. “It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden death of our colleague and friend David Stuart,” the official Twitter account wrote. “David worked at 56 Dean Street for the last 8 years as our Substance Misuse Lead specialising in Chem Sex.” Celebrating his lifetime of achievements…

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