General News Do the eyes have it for ME? Around three-quarters of people with ME report problems with their eyes and vision – but you wouldn’t know it from the mainstream scientific literature. There is very little formal published evidence that these symptoms exist, despite the fact they greatly affect quality of life and can be easily me By Contributor • 2 min read
Health Hooray for Hollywood! This June, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will be rolling out the red carpet as hundreds of charity supporters transform the 26th annual Walk for Life into a Hollywood Walk of Fame. Participants are encouraged to put their own stamp on the Hollywood theme, whether that me By Besi • 2 min read
General News Come on Boys – show us your balls! Brighton Big Balls is back to protect those man parts. Now in its third year, Brighton’s premier comedy run returns on May 10 in aid of male cancer charity Orchid. Orchid is the UK’s specialist male cancer charity focusing on Prostate, Penile and Testicular Cancers. By Besi • 2 min read
Health New HIV prevention contract for London announced The GMI Partnership, led by METRO Charity with Positive East and West London Gay Men’s Project working with NHS Freedoms Shop, has been awarded just under £1 million over two years to continue to provide outreach and condom distribution across London to gay and bisexual men and other men who have se By Besi • 2 min read
Health The POPPY Study – the seven most frequently asked questions As the population of people living with HIV worldwide gets older and retroviral drugs continue to prolong the lives of people with HIV, some clinicians, particularly in the USA, believe people living with HIV are ageing faster than the general population. By Besi • 4 min read
General News Research finds new cyclists are still disproportionately young and male New research based on the analysis of Census 2001 and 2011 data has found that growing cycling levels have not been accompanied by greater age and gender diversity. The research, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), and part of a project led by the Centre for Diet and Activity By Besi • 2 min read
General News Royal Sussex County Hospital receives extra £60 million in funding Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, yesterday announced a further £60 million in additional funding to redevelop the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. The Hospital originally put forward an outline business case for receiving £420 million of funding, which was approved by the Government last By Sarah Green • 2 min read
General News Health Secretary to visit Royal Sussex County Hospital today Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, will be welcoming the Health Secretary to the Royal Sussex County Hospital this week. THE visit comes as Mr Kirby has been pressing the Department of Health and the Chancellor for an additional £60 million for the Royal Sussex County Hospital. By Besi • 1 min read
Mike Weatherley MP for Hove and Portslade Health Hove MP Weatherley secures adjournment debate on cancer Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade and a cancer survivor, has secured an adjournment debate on oesophageal cancer, which will take place on Monday, February 23. In the debate Mike will describe his personal fight against cancer and suggest seven improvement steps for the NHS By Sarah Green • 1 min read
National Aids Trust Health New report finds HIV prevention is underfunded and deprioritised A report by the National AIDS Trust (NAT) has found that not enough money is being spent on HIV prevention to have any impact of the rate of new HIV infections. NAT estimates in 2014/15 that £15 million was spent nationally on HIV prevention compared with £55 million allocated in 2001/02. In this ti By Besi • 2 min read
Health New dating and social media site for positive people ARGO, a new dating and social media platform for the HIV community has been launched, offering online chat and instant match making, along with other features such as video and photo sharing. ARGO aims to be a one stop shop, a safe place for men, women and trans+ people living with HIV to make new f By Besi • 2 min read
Nancy Platts Health Labour’s Nancy Platts visits service supporting people with dementia in Brighton Nancy Platts, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven attended an Alzheimer’s Society, Singing for the Brain® session in Brighton on February 20, to support people with dementia. Singing for the Brain® is a programme developed by Alzheimer’s Society for people with memo By Besi • 1 min read
