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'Lucky to still be alive': Living with HIV for over 30 years

Paris (AFP) - When people were diagnosed with HIV more than three decades ago, it was considered a death sentence.

AFP

Defence minister says HIV-positive people are now allowed to join French army

HIV-positive people will now be able to join the army, France's defence minister, Sebastien Lecornu, said on France 2 TV on Monday. It follows similar moves in November 2022 for police.

Radio France Internationale

Lawmakers push for PEPFAR to stay steady during time of change

Eight provisions of the law are up for reauthorization, making it a key health measure up for congressional consideration.

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Screenings for sexually transmitted infections don’t routinely test for HIV in Texas. A House bill could change that.

House Bill 3377 was authored by freshman state Rep. Venton Jones, the Legislature’s first openly HIV-positive member. It’s received overwhelming public and bipartisan support.

The Texas Tribune

Liverpool's MP call for HIV testing to become standard in city rejected

Dan Carden believes the decision not to extend the 'opt-out' testing scheme will impact the UK's goal to end HIV transmission by 2030

Liverpool Echo

Tory candidate sacked as surgeon after causing HIV scare among 100 kids

Madan Samuel was fired by a hospital after using unsterilised scissors

Wales Online

Sudan's warring generals agree to extend three-day truce

In tonight's edition: Sudan's rival generals agree to extend a fragile truce for another 72 hours. Meanwhile, citizens continue to flock to the country's borders to escape the violence. We're joined by a Franco-Sudanese evacuee, who's just arrived in France. Also, the US postpones its meeting over HIV and AIDS…

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'Exciting' discovery that £7 pill designed to treat HIV 'could cure Alzheimer's' as well

It is hoped repurposing the medication will reverse memory loss in older people

Wales Online

HIV drug may help protect against build-up of dementia-related proteins – study

A common characteristic of diseases such as Huntington’s disease and various forms of dementia is the build-up in the brain of proteins.

The Independent UK

EastEnders fans fume over Walford's 'uncomfortable' reaction to Zack's HIV diagnosis

EastEnders viewers were not impressed with some of the opinions expressed by the Walford resident's over Zack Hudson's HIV diagnosis

Daily Mirror

EastEnders fans spot connection to ICONIC scene as Zack announces HIV diagnosis

EastEnders fans remembered a legendary soap moment as Zack Hudson revealed that he was HIV positive to the Walford residents.

WhatToWatch

Social media now trumps traditional family networks in Libya – my Facebook survey reached 446,000 women

When I told my family and friends I intended to pursue a PhD researching HIV awareness among married women in Libya, my home country, the reaction was not encouraging: “You’d be lucky to even get members of your family to respond,” said one.

The Conversation

EastEnders actor claims people REFUSE to shake his hand after HIV storyline

The father-of-one has revealed that while many fans have been full of admiration for the actor and the show as they watched Zack struggle to come to terms with being HIV positive, others have shocked him with their archaic views

Daily Mirror

Who was Mark Fowler on EastEnders? Beloved character who paved the way in HIV storyline

Mark Fowler was one of the original characters created by EastEnders and as he gets a mention on the BBC soap, we take a look at his story on the show, his HIV diagnosis and emotional death

Daily Mirror

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Reuters

Pop star Elton John urges US Congress to keep 'foot on the accelerator' in AIDS fight

British pop star Elton John urged U.S. senators on Wednesday not to ease up on the fight against HIV and AIDS, as Congress faces a September deadline for reauthorizing the multi-billion-dollar U.S. program to fight the disease.

The Independent UK

Harry narrates new video promoting Sentebale’s HIV charity work

The charity works with vulnerable children and young people in the southern African nations of Lesotho and Botswana.

The Guardian - UK

Gareth Thomas: ‘I will be a voice for people with HIV. I won’t be derailed’

He was one of Wales’s greatest rugby stars – and the game’s first professional player to come out as gay. But it’s the truth about HIV that Gareth Thomas is set on tackling now

Belfast Live

Head of Northern Ireland's only HIV charity challenges misconceptions surrounding the condition

Jacquie Richardson said that many of the myths from the 1980s still live on in Northern Ireland

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Dynamite News

Research shows early stages of HIV infection in human body

When a foreign substance enters our body, similar to how other viruses do, the immune system detects it as "non-self" and initiates an immunological response, which is made up of a variety of cells, tissues, and organs that cooperate to recognise, combat, and eradicate that foreign substance. Read further on…

Dynamite News

Health: HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C can be detected from a single drop of blood

Hepatitis B or C claim over a million lives each year. Every year about 6,50,000 people die from HIV-related causes. Read further on Dynamite News:

Chicago Sun-Times

‘I’m glad I got HIV’

Antiretroviral medicines, social service agencies help those with HIV to live their lives.

The Independent UK

Man who recklessly infected woman with HIV jailed – 14 years after he was reported to police

Jermaine Scott’s victim will have to take medication for the rest of her life, police said

The Independent UK

I just want justice for my family – infected blood scandal victims speak out

Thousands of people were infected with HIV and hepatitis by contaminated blood between 1970 and 1991.

Salon

PrEP ruling will increase HIV spread

"Entirely preventable": experts warn of a predictable public health crisis from making PrEP less accessible

The Independent UK

Report to set out details on compensation for victims of infected blood scandal

Thousands of patients were infected with HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s.

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