Tag: health
In a landmark initiative marking World AIDS Day on 1 December 2023, Positive Women Inc., in collaboration with Māori, key HIV sector agencies, and individuals living with HIV, has unveiled the groundbreaking 'Ngā Taipakeke o te Urutā HIV – Ageing with HIV Research Report'. This pivotal study marks a...
Nebbie* had known for a while that his use was becoming problematic. He was unable to have sex without being high, his physical health was going backwards fast, and he’d burnt through $100,000 of his parents’ money.
So, in 2019 when he saw an ad for ReWired on Grindr, it...
The UK government has confirmed it intends to wind down its vaccination campaign against mpox, which began in May 2022 and has disproportionately affected men who have sex with men.
The decision made by the UK government follows the World Health Organisation's (WHO) confirmation that mpox, a virus formerly known...
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority has approved the use of a new form of injectable PrEP, giving a two-month HIV prevention option.
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) announced the approval of the new form of PrEP on Friday, the 2nd of December, after World Aids...
The United States has reported its first death of a person diagnosed with the monkeypox virus, leaving officials scrambling to investigate if the virus played any role in the death.
The death was announced on Tuesday, the 30th of August, by the Texas Department of State Health Services, stating that...
The World Health Organization (WHO) is planning to rename monkeypox, sighting fears that the current name encourages discrimination and stigma.
The decision to rename the zoonotic viral disease was made following a meeting of “global experts” with the aim of avoiding further “offence to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional,...
Monkeypox cases have continued to rise across the United Kingdom, with more than 2,000 confirmed cases being reported.
As of Monday the 18th of July, health officials confirmed 2,137 monkeypox cases in the UK, with 2,050 detected in England.
Despite the rise in cases, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has...
A worrying new outbreak of Monkeypox has been reported in Europe, with the majority of those infected gay and bisexual men.
British health authorities have identified four “rare and unusual” cases of the disease among men who appear to have been infected in London and had no history of travel...
