Browsing: Aids

In June 1981, I was a young pulmonary fellow at one of the three Los Angeles hospitals where the first five cases of an unusual pneumonia…

In 1982, Martyn Butler co-founded the Terrence Higgins Trust, the first organisation in Europe to respond to the health crisis caused by HIV/Aids, and now Britain’s…

Ending new HIV transmissions in England by 2030 is within reach thanks to an action plan that will include routine testing at A&Es, the government has…

The UK is undermining its legacy in fighting infectious diseases including Aids and malaria by cutting money pledged to a leading global health fund, campaigners claim.The…

My sister Maureen McGinley, who has died aged 77, was a member of the Order of Columban Sisters, a progressive Irish Catholic order whose nuns train…

I didn’t think much about it when I asked my partner to repeat herself. But then I did it again. And again. And one day, my…

If you’re spending hundreds or thousands of dollars buying an OTC hearing aid, make sure you’re getting a product that offers a sustainable long-term solution to…

It’s recognised for its pomp, the celebrity supporters and the fabulously glamorous locations, but for the man behind the amfAR gala, an A-list charity roadshow that…

The four environmental modes can be of some help here, but the best in my experience was the default Comfort mode, which “reduces the sharpness of…

A “gamechanging” injection to prevent HIV is to be approved for use in England and Wales.The long-acting jab, administered every two months, will offer an alternative…