A group of young people who are part of the Youth Stop AIDS campaign has come out to encourage governments to join in and help end HIV/AIDS by 2030.
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STD Prevention and Testing For College Students: The Facts
Cases of HIV infections among university and college students has been increasing over time. Why is this so? Here are the facts.
Continue readingAdvocates Fighting for Government to Change Law Criminalizing HIV Non-Disclosure
Advocacy groups in Canada are urging the government to overhaul the law criminalises HIV non-disclosure in order to fight discrimination and stigmatisation.
Continue readingNew HIV Diagnoses in Ireland Increase by 35%
HIV cases in Ireland are at an all time high. This has prompted a national wide survey on HIV stigmatisation to find out why the numbers are rising.
Continue readingPEP with Doxycycline Cuts Down STI Rates
A new method of using PEP with doxycycline could reduce sexually transmitted infections especially when it comes to syphilis and drug-resistant gonorrhea.
Continue readingStudents Campaign for Introduction of PrEP in Ireland
Students in Ireland are campaigning for the introduction of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to help reduce increasing HIV rates in the country.
Continue readingRape Victims who Get PEP Treatment within 8 Hours Can Live HIV Free
Use of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is not allowed in India despite the fact that the therapy is said to prevent victims from getting HIV by up to 100%.
Continue readingPrEP Fails in a Third Man Due to High Risk Sexual Behavior
The third case of a person contracting HIV while on PrEP has been reported. This time round, however, the cause of infection is not drug resistance.
Continue readingWhat Is the Difference Between PrEP and PEP? Everything you Need to Know
PEP and PrEP have been used to reduce HIV/AIDS infection. Many people think they are the same and interchangeable. The truth is that they are very different.
Continue readingNew Faster HIV Testing Method to Save Millions of Lives
Brazilian scientists come up with a new HIV testing that can detect the virus in humans in just two weeks. Current tests take up to 12 weeks to get the results.
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