Health Leading the Charge: Herpes Cure Research Group aims for a better future In the realm of volunteer-driven advocacy, the Herpes Cure Research group has emerged as a powerful force dedicated to advancing the field of herpes simplex virus (HSV) research. By Contributor • 2 min read
Fundraising News Terrence Higgins Trust to celebrate Paul Gambaccini’s 50 years in broadcasting – and honour his support – with ‘An Evening of Radio Magic’ fundraising event Terrence Higgins Trust and Paul Gambaccini have a special relationship that has spanned over 30 years. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health University freshers urged to use condoms amid record levels of gonorrhoea UKHSA is urging all those heading to university to use a condom with any new or casual partners, and to get tested regularly, after gonorrhoea diagnoses rocketed to 82,592 in 2022, an increase of more than 50% compared to 2021. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
HIV ‘Playing it safe’ – actors Nathaniel Hall and Joseph Mendez team up with Do It London for Sexual Health Week As the theme of this year’s Sexual Health Week is ‘playing it safe’, Joseph and Nathaniel will use their social media platforms to help raise awareness of the four sure ways to prevent HIV and stay safe with regular HIV testing, use of condoms and PrEP, and being Undetectable = Untransmissible (U=U) By Graham Robson • 3 min read
FILE PHOTO: Test tube labelled “Monkeypox virus positive” is seen in this illustration taken May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Health UK Health Security Agency launches study to determine whether mpox can be transmitted asymptomatically, by people without any obvious symptoms The £1 million PResymptomatIc MonkEypox / Mpox (PRIME) study, funded by the Medical Research Council, is asking anyone in England aged 18 or over who knows they have been in close sexual contact with an mpox case to come forward to participate. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
HIV Only two weeks left to register for Terrence Higgins Trust’s Work and Skills programme for people living with HIV Terrence Higgins Trust, the HIV / sexual health charity, has announced there are only two weeks left until applications close to register for its autumn cohort of its Work and Skills Programme for people living with HIV. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Opinion FEATURE: Sex Education goes hand in hand with the LGBTQ+ community “For a large part of my adolescence, queer sex was shrouded in taboo and uncertainty.” By Xantippe Steele • 5 min read
HIV New data shows levels of HIV awareness “still stuck in the 1980s”, as EastEnders’ HIV storyline reaches landmark moment New research released today (Wednesday, August 9) shows just one third of Brits know the facts about HIV transmission, as EastEnders’ Zack Hudson (James Farrar) is told by doctors the medication he is taking to supress the virus means he can’t pass on HIV. By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Fundraising News Prowler Brighton’s customers raise £300 for Martin Fisher Foundation Prowler Brighton, the gay lifestyle store offering a selection of underwear, sex toys, fashion, gifts, lube, aromas, films and more, handed over a cheque for £300 to the Martin Fisher Foundation recently, which was raised from the sale of T-shirts. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health New ‘mystery shopper research’ reveals half denied a sexual health appointment and long wait times for those who get through Providing clear recommendations for urgent improvement, the report – Over-Stretched and Under Strain: A Mystery Shopper Approach to Access to Sexual Health Services in England, Scotland, and Wales – is published on Thursday, July 20 to shine a light on the barriers which exist when trying to take ch By Graham Robson • 4 min read
HIV The first Zero HIV Stigma Day to take place in Brighton on Friday, July 21 The day of action and solidarity starts at 5.15pm with music and speakers By Graham Robson • 1 min read
FILE PHOTO: Test tube labelled “Monkeypox virus positive” is seen in this illustration taken May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Health “We should not be complacent about mpox.”: UK Health Security Agency publishes updated mpox statistics The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published its latest mpox outbreak epidemiological overview, which provides an update to the number of confirmed and highly probable mpox cases in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
