Lib Dems promise to make protective HIV drug more accessible
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Lib Dems promise to make protective HIV drug more accessible

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/02/lib-dems-promise-to-make-protective-hiv-drug-more-accessible By Sarah Boseley Health editor The party pledges to make PrEP available for free to all those whose partners have HIV Everyone in the UK who is at risk of HIV infection will be able to get the drugs that can keep them safe if the Liberal Democrats come to power, the…

Blood inquiry judge: ‘Many left in grinding hardship’
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Blood inquiry judge: ‘Many left in grinding hardship’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50263779 By BBC Health news All those affected by the contaminated blood scandal should receive the same financial support, no matter where they live in the UK, says the judge in charge of the inquiry. Sir Brian Langstaff said there was “no proper justification” for the “grinding hardship of many”….

Game-changing implant could prevent HIV transmission for up to a year
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Game-changing implant could prevent HIV transmission for up to a year

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/game-changing-implant-could-prevent-hiv-transmission-year/ By Anne Gulland, global health security correspondent Researchers have unveiled the results of the first ever human trial of what could be a game-changing HIV prevention tool. At this week’s International Aids Society conference in Mexico City researchers presented the preliminary results of a trial of a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) implant that could prevent…

London is a world leader in reducing HIV according to public health experts
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London is a world leader in reducing HIV according to public health experts

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/News/london-world-leader-hiv By National Health Executive News London is a world leader in reducing HIV according to public health experts London is now a world leader in reducing HIV according to the public health experts behind the capital’s new summer prevention campaign. The latest Do It London campaign – run by…

New antibody attacks 99% of HIV strains

New antibody attacks 99% of HIV strains

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41351159 By:By James GallagherHealth and science reporter, BBC News website Scientists have engineered an antibody that attacks 99% of HIV strains and can prevent infection in primates. It is built to attack three critical parts of the virus – making it harder for HIV to resist its effects. The work is…