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South Africa: Pupils Put on HIV PEP After Classmate Nicks Them with Needles

posted in #HIV on 2018-03-29 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team
Pupils Put on HIV PEP After Classmate Nicks Them with Needles

There was an outrage in South Africa after pupils were put on emergency post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) because one of pupils pricked them with needles.

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UK Body Considers Removing HIV PEP Fee

posted in #HIV on 2018-03-06 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team
UK Body Considers To Remove HIV PEP Fee

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is considering waiving the fee charged by emergency departments in the UK to access HIV prevention emergency drug PEP.

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HIV PEP in China Still Hard to Come By

posted in #HIV on 2018-02-09 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team
HIV PEP in China Still Hard to Come By

Access to emergency HIV prevention drug post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is very limited in China putting those who in need of it at high risk of getting HIV.

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Scotland Report: School Education on HIV Prevention Options Like PrEP & PEP is Important

posted in #HIV on 2018-02-07 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team
Scotland Report: School Education on HIV Prevention Options Like PrEP & PEP is Important

HIV Scotland has released a report recommending that students in secondary schools be taught about sex, HIV, and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

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Ontario to Offer PrEP Drug Under Its Public Health Plan

posted in #ShimClinic on 2018-02-05 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team
Ontario to Offer PrEP Drug Under Its Public Health Plan

Ontario has added HIV PrEP, a HIV prevention drug, to its Health Ministry list of publicly covered drugs making it affordable and accessible to more people.

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MSM with Early Syphilis Should be a Priority Group for PrEP in UK

posted in #HIV on 2018-01-08 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team
MSM with Early Syphilis Should be a Priority Group for PrEP in UK

Men having sex with men (MSM) who have early stage syphilis are at a high risk of acquiring HIV and should therefore, be high on the priority list for HIV PrEP.

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England: PrEP Stands to Prevent One in Every 4 HIV Infections

posted in #HIV on 2017-12-18 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team
England: PrEP Stands to Prevent One in Every 4 HIV Infections

The NHS could save billions by making HIV PrEP drug available to everyone at a lower cost. The drug is believed to prevent HIV infection for 1 in every 4 cases.

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“Smart PrEP” Pill to Enhance HIV Prevention Among Young People

posted in #ShimClinic on 2017-10-11 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team

A new smart PrEP pill that records when and whether the patient has taken it is the latest breakthrough in HIV prevention.

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Less HIV+ Women Getting Pregnant Despite Strides to Prevent Mother-to-Child Infection

posted in #ShimClinic on 2017-10-02 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team

HIV positive Canadian women are avoiding getting pregnant despite how tech treatment and care that makes it possible for HIV+ women to deliver HIV free babies.

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Over 120,000 People in the US Using PrEP Since 2012

posted in #ShimClinic on 2017-09-27 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team

Over 136,000 people are on HIV PrEP a drug used to prevent HIV infection. However, populations at the highest risk of infection have lower access to the drug.

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