News Sat 23 - Fri 29 October

The rate of transmitted drug-resistant HIV in the UK may be substantially higher than previously thought. aidsmap

Work Capability Assessment fails those living with HIV. Positive Pulse

Migrant health needs greater focus, warns the HPA. TB, STIs, HIV and other infectious diseases pose specific challenges to some migrant communities. Healthcare Republic

US FDA will give fast-track to tenofovir gel approval. aidsmap

Research shows World Cup did not fuel sex work or HIV. PlusNews

News Sat 16 - Fri 22 October

One million sick and disabled people struggling to find jobs are to lose thousands of pounds in benefits a year and be forced into work as part of a £7bn raid on welfare payments. Independent, Mirror

A new report by NAT and THT has revealed that at least one in six people with HIV experienced poverty between 2006 and 2009. Pink News, GHT

NHS managers are warning that the transfer of power from PCTs to GPs is resulting in chaos on the ground, with a lack of detail in the white paper leaving GPs unaccountable and unmotivated. Pulse

HIV transmitted during a knife attack in Taiwan. aidsmap

HIV rate in Australia is rising but other infections are less common. Sydney Morning Herald

News Sat 09 - Fri 15 October

Government refuses to increase payments to victims of contaminated blood scandal. Guardian, Daily Mail

EHRC to be 'substantially reformed' while HIV quangos are scrapped. Pink News

U.S. porn industry hit by HIV scare after adult performer tests positive for virus. Daily Mail, Independent

A landmark trial is being heard in China of a recent graduate who says he was denied a teaching job because he is HIV positive, state media say. BBC

Older Americans remain sexually active into a very late age, but are less likely to use condoms than teenagers, said the biggest survey in decades on US sexual behavior. Independent