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PrEP: What is the HIV prevention drug and how effective is it?

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PrEP has been hailed by sexual health experts as crucial in bringing the HIV epidemic to an end, but studies show that only 20 per cent of the British public even know it exists.  WORDS BY CONOR CLARK HEADER BY ANISA CLEAVER Taking PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of getting HIV, but knowledge about it among the British public remains scarce. In fact, just 20 per cent of people in the UK know it exists, according to research conducted by YouGov on…

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To end new HIV cases in the UK by 2030, these things still need to happen

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As we get another year closer to 2030, this is what still needs to happen to reach the goal of ending new HIV cases in the UK. WORDS BY RICHARD ANGELL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF TERRENCE HIGGINS TRUST HEADER IMAGE BY ANISA CLEAVER 2024 is a big one for me as I – unbelievably – turn 40 at the start of the year. But it’s an even bigger one for us at Terrence Higgins Trust with the clock ticking down at pace on the life-changing goal of ending new HIV cases in…

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Loved ones pay tribute to Sophie Anderson after ‘bubbly, funny and kind-hearted’ star dies aged 36

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Tributes have been pouring in for Sophie Anderson after news of her passing broke late last night. The cultural icon was best known for being part of the Cock Destroyers alongside Rebecca Moore, which saw the two collaborate on everything from pornographic content to educational videos about sexual health. “I’m devastated hearing the awful news of Sophie’s passing,” Rebecca wrote on social media on 4 December. “We shared some amazing times together and that’s how I’m going to remember her. “The bubbly, funny, kind-hearted soul who was outrageous on the…

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HIV testing increased in “hugely significant” step towards finding undiagnosed cases

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The government has announced opt-out blood tests for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C will be rolled out to a further 46 accident and emergency departments (A&E) across England. This is part of its pledge to eradicate new HIV cases in England by 2030. Ahead of a speech by Sir Elton John at an event in Parliament on 29 November, Victoria Atkins, Health Secretary, announced that the new £20 million programme would lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment. Opt-out blood testing has been trialled for 18 months within 34 A&Es…

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Iceland executive apologises after “causing distress” with false HIV claim

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Richard Walker, Executive Chair of supermarket chain Iceland, has apologised after spreading misinformation about HIV transmission. In an op-ed for the Mail Online in reference to shoplifting, Walker claimed that three members of staff had contracted HIV after needle attacks. The original article was published online (15 September) and has since been amended (21 September) to include the following note: “Since this article was first published, Iceland have clarified that they provided information to Mail Online in error regarding staff being infected with HIV and the article has been revised…

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HIV diagnoses in heterosexuals overtake those in gay and bi men in Scotland

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New HIV diagnoses in heterosexual people are higher than in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) in Scotland for the first time since 2007. According to Public Health Scotland, 42 per cent of all new HIV diagnoses were in heterosexual people last year, while 29 per cent were in GBMSM. “Levels of late diagnosis were also slightly elevated in heterosexuals, meaning damage to the immune system may have already begun 27% of those who acquired HIV through heterosexual sexual intercourse were diagnosed at a late/very…

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UK’s first named person to die from AIDS-related illness honoured with memorial quilt

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Terry Higgins, the UK’s first named person to die from AIDS-related illnesses, has been honoured with a memorial quilt four decades on from his death. He passed away at the age of 37 on 4 July 1982, sparking the creation of Terrence Higgins Trust which is now the country’s leading sexual health and HIV charity. Now, on 3 August, a memorial quilt paying tribute to him is to be revealed for the first time at The Festival of Quilts in Birmingham’s NEC. Making quilts to honour those lost to the…

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Half of all sexual health appointment requests denied, research finds

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Half (49 per cent) of sexual health appointment requests in England, Scotland and Wales are denied, new research from Terrence Higgins Trust has found. The charity’s ‘mystery shopper’ study used the persona of ‘Gabriela’, a cis-gender woman in her 20s with male and female partners who was displaying no symptoms after recently having sex without a condom, to try and get a sexual health appointment. Face-to-face appointment offers were made by just half (51 per cent) of clinics that were contacted by phone, while waiting times to be seen averaged…

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Kylie Minogue and Stephen Fry mark £1,000,000 raised for HIV advocacy with special donations

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Kylie Minogue and Stephen Fry have helped Terrence Higgins Trust mark a milestone £1,000,000 worth of donations raised via its charity shop. The UK’s largest HIV and sexual health charity has been raising money via Boutique in Pimlico, London for almost two decades to help it fight stigma surrounding the virus and support those living with it. To mark the momentous amount of money raised via the shop, Kylie has donated a limited edition watch, as well as a signed print of her ‘Step Back In Time’ album artwork to…

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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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