Tag: NHS
A Global Concern: LGBTQ Medical Rights
One in 7 people who identify as LGBTQ avoid seeking healthcare for fear of discrimination by providers, reports Stonewall UK.
Remembering and responding on World Aids Day
Staff and students at Northumbria University will mark World AIDS Day by celebrating the life and work of a former academic, and launching two new initiatives aimed at highlighting the challenges faced by those living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
Bisi Alimi: “The problem with the PrEP crusader, is they don’t want to hear either or”
Bisi Alimi made clear, the right to have PrEP on the NHS was undeniable – but did have some criticisms of relying on the drug to prevent HIV.
Sharley McLean: lesbian survivor of Nazi fascism
Sharley McLean – Jewish feminist, lesbian, humanist and survivor of Nazi fascism – was born Lotte Reyersbach in Oldenburg, north Germany, in 1923.
HIV pill Truvada that cuts risk of infection among gay men by 86%
A daily HIV pill that can dramatically cut a person’s risk of contracting the disease must be made available through the NHS “as soon as possible”, campaigners have said.
NHS Freedoms Shop Launches Luxury Condom Pack
NHS sexual health promotion initiative and safe-sex store, Freedoms Shop, have launched the Passion Pouch – the luxury condom multipack.