Syphilis epidemic in London
Public Health England reminds Londoners to practice safe sex as rates of syphilis are three times higher in the capital than anywhere else in England.
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Have your say on PrEP!
Londoners are being urged to have their say on HIV prevention drugs, known as PrEP, which can be prescribed to people at greatest risk of contracting HIV.
Lesbian, gay or bisexual individuals twice as likely to suffer mental health issues
Adults who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) are twice as likely as heterosexual adults to suffer from anxiety or depression. These are the findings of new research from UCL, London Metropolitan University and Public Health England.
Report provides further evidence of PrEP effectiveness
Results of new modelling research published in The Lancet HIV journal show that offering PrEP with regular HIV testing, and early treatment to just a quarter of Men who have sex with men (MSM) at high risk of contracting HIV could prevent around 7,400 new HIV infections (44 per cent of total inciden
Free HIV home-sampling launched to increase HIV testing
Ahead of National HIV Testing week, which starts on November 21, 2015, the government are making available free HIV kits for testing those at higher-risk of infection, alongside announcing new funding for innovative HIV prevention projects.
Hepatitis C in the UK continues to rise
Latest figures published by Public Health England (PHE) show hospital admissions from hepatitis C-related end-stage liver disease and liver cancer continue to rise. Although there has been a small drop in deaths in 2013 compared to 2012, overall trends in hospital admissions and deaths have been upw
New stats show 46% increase in syphilis among gay men
New STI figures show rapid increases among gay men of syphilis and gonorrhoea. Latest figures published by Public Health England (PHE) show 439,243 sexually transmitted infections (STIs) reported in England in 2014. The impact of STIs remains greatest in young people under the age of 25 years and ga