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Eleanor Briggs

Today is Human Rights Day

10/12/2015

But what’s that got to do with HIV?

Sarah Radcliffe

Letter of complaint to the Mirror

17/11/2015

On 11 November the Mirror published an article online called 'The Hollywood actor with HIV deserves everything he gets –...

Ben Lineberger

World-leading on treatment, trailing on prevention – what the new HIV stats tell us

05/11/2015

Recently-released official statistics show that last year, there were just over 85,000 people accessing HIV treatment and care in the...

Sarah Radcliffe

The humanitarian crisis within our borders

23/09/2015

The plight of refugees has been a high profile issue in the news, on social media and in the streets...

Eleanor Briggs

Young gay men and pleasure

18/09/2015

To celebrate the pleasure principle theme for this year’s sexual health week, Eleanor Briggs looks at the role of pornography...

Susan

PrEPosterous gender health inequality?

17/08/2015

HIV prevention strategies for women used to be as simple as ABC. Abstain. Be faithful. Condom use. Fortunately this retro...

Eleanor Briggs

On World Hepatitis Day, which way now for hep C care?

28/07/2015

Although HIV treatment and care in the UK isn’t perfect, we can be proud it’s amongst the best in the...

Yusef Azad

What Has the Chancellor Got Against Sexual Health?

08/07/2015

On the election of the Conservative Government in 2015 the Chancellor announced plans for further cuts to public expenditure. Yes,...

Sarah Radcliffe

3 ways the UK asylum system fails people living with HIV

18/06/2015

In a special blog for Refugee Week, we reflect on how UK asylum policy has shaped – and sometimes undermined...

Yusef Azad

Blood donation, who are we really discriminating against?

15/06/2015

In my last blog I wrote about the complex matter of blood donation rules and gay men. I looked at...