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LGBT
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Man who raped young men and deliberately gave them HIV jailed for life

A sexual predator was sentenced to life in prison for deliberately infecting young men with HIV.
Health
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

Cocaine hippos,' underground bees and science that you didn't see coming

HIV-positive individuals age 50 and older experience age-associated conditions earlier than their HIV-negative peers due to chronic inflammation and accelerated biological aging.
Medicine
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

New breakthrough brings researchers closer to a "functional cure" for HIV - LGBTQ Nation

A single infusion of engineered immune cells suppressed HIV to undetectable levels in two participants for up to nearly two years after stopping antiretroviral therapy.
Medicine
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

Can a single infusion of immune cells suppress HIV for years?

Engineered immune-cell infusion lowered HIV to undetectable levels in trial participants after stopping antiretroviral therapy, suggesting a potential path toward a functional cure.
Health
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

Cocaine hippos,' underground bees and science that you didn't see coming

HIV-positive individuals age 50 and older experience age-associated conditions earlier than their HIV-negative peers due to chronic inflammation and accelerated biological aging.
Public health
fromQueerty
1 month ago

There's a new sex party crasher in town... & he's drug-resistant and lives in your gut - Queerty

Drug-resistant Shigella cases in the US rose from 0% in 2011 to 8.5% in 2023, with no FDA-approved treatments available.
#tuberculosis
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago
Public health

South Africa, Mozambique are global tuberculosis hotspots

Southern Africa faces a severe tuberculosis crisis, particularly in South Africa and Mozambique, with high co-infection rates with HIV complicating treatment efforts.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago
Public health

Undiagnosed TB pose challenge for South Africa, Mozambique

Southern Africa faces a severe tuberculosis crisis, particularly in South Africa and Mozambique, with high co-infection rates and significant undiagnosed cases.
Public health
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

South Africa, Mozambique are global tuberculosis hotspots

Southern Africa faces a severe tuberculosis crisis, particularly in South Africa and Mozambique, with high co-infection rates with HIV complicating treatment efforts.
Public health
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Undiagnosed TB pose challenge for South Africa, Mozambique

Southern Africa faces a severe tuberculosis crisis, particularly in South Africa and Mozambique, with high co-infection rates and significant undiagnosed cases.
Non-profit organizations
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Popular creator The Woke Ginger sues Missouri nonprofit for firing him over political posts

A former executive alleges wrongful termination for expressing political views on social media, claiming violation of state law by his employer.
SF LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

Florida cut HIV funding for thousands. It just passed a law to bring it back through June. - LGBTQ Nation

Florida's emergency bill restores $30.9 million funding for AIDS Drug Assistance Program, reversing cuts that threatened access for 12,000 to 16,000 low-income HIV patients.
Silicon Valley
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

We Know You Can Pay a Million by Anja Shortland review the terrifying new world of ransomware

Ransomware originated from a 1989 stunt by Joseph L Popp Jr, who used a Trojan virus to extort money under the guise of HIV prevention.
Public health
fromThe Washington Post
3 months ago

On a paradise island in the Pacific, meth and HIV epidemics rage

Methamphetamine trafficking and local injection use in Fiji have devastated communities, driven youth addiction, and sparked an escalating HIV and social-health crisis.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Control of HIV, TB and malaria at risk after global health fund donations fall

Funding shortfall to the Global Fund threatens HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria control, with only $11.3bn confirmed of the $18bn target for 2026–2028.
fromABC7 San Francisco
7 months ago

Mountain View barber, an HIV positive man accused of sexually assaulting 60 men, appears in court

Mountain View Police Department Detective Lauren Riffel was the lead investigator into accusations that Sarceño Orla drugged and sexually assaulted at least 19 men while working as a barber. "When you have more than one, that's crazy enough," Det. Riffel said. "When you have more than 5, 10, going all the way up to over 60 people - talking to 60 humans that were victimized in a certain population, it's terrible to have to hear these stories over and over again."
US news
fromMail Online
7 months ago

What is 'bluetoothing'? New trend is fueling a surge in deadly disease

Drug users have found a dangerous and cheap way to get a high that is fueling a surge in HIV diagnoses. Called 'bluetoothing', the practice involves injecting yourself with the blood of another drug user in an effort to share in their high. Already common in Fiji, the practice has driven an 11-fold surge in HIV cases on the Pacific island nation in just a decade.
Public health
#charlie-sheen
fromwww.mercurynews.com
8 months ago

Charlie Sheen gave up threesomes and other sex nearly 10 years ago

After he became a hot young movie star, he began relying on the services of escorts, provided to him by his friend, Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss. There also were nights at the Playboy mansion and flings with men while high. During his very public flameout in 2011, he boasted about his tiger blood and two live-in girlfriends, who in turn told the New York Post about their big shared bed and triple-decker sex life.
Film
Arts
fromThe New Yorker
8 months ago

The Ministry of Joyce McDonald's Sculptures

Reverend Joyce McDonald transformed her life and ministry through intimate clay sculptures that merge spiritual themes, personal history, and material detail.
Science
fromNature
9 months ago

Daily briefing: This marsupial is biofluorescent - the month's best science images

Wild eastern quolls glow under UV light, showcasing animal bioluminescence.
fromIrish Independent
10 months ago

Man who had conviction overturned for intentionally or recklessly infecting women with HIV is deported

In December 2023, his conviction for causing serious harm to two partners by intentionally or recklessly infecting them with HIV was quashed by the Supreme Court.
Public health
fromAdExchanger
10 months ago

Ads To Burn After Reading | AdExchanger

Healthline is fined $1.55 million for violating CCPA due to misuse of user data through ad targeting during streaming, highlighting consent issues and regulatory scrutiny.
Privacy professionals
fromAdvocate.com
10 months ago

As Superman returns, how a gay HIV survivor helped Christopher Reeve and was helped in return

"I didn't physically take care of him, and I wasn't a nurse or anything like that, but I definitely helped, certainly after the accident. I helped organize and sort of focus Chris on a different set of priorities than he probably had before his accident."
LGBT
Environment
fromMission Local
10 months ago

People We Meet: Liam O'Brien is here to crush butterfly misogyny

Liam O'Brien, diagnosed with HIV, became a butterfly expert and authored a field guide after spending years painting and studying the species.
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