A judgment passed down in the High Court has determined that NHS England acted unlawfully in withdrawing PrEP, a game-changing drug preventing transmission of HIV, from its decision-making process. The National AIDS Trust (NAT) – the UK’s leading charity dedicated to transforming society’s response to HIV – was prompted to take action after NHS England [...]
Charities have spoken out in protest against NHS England’s confirmation that it will not commission PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), a highly effective HIV prevention drug. A statement on NHS England’s website said that it did not ‘have the legal power’ to commission PrEP. Ian Green, Chief Executive of Terrence Higgins Trust, said, ‘Today is a shameful day for [...]
A team led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has reported a research trifecta. They discovered a new vulnerable site on HIV for a vaccine to target, a broadly neutralising antibody that binds to that target site, and how the antibody stops the virus from infecting a cell. The study was led [...]
Stuart Fuller, Director of Commercial Operations at NetNames, the online brand protection specialist, comments on the has addressed the rise of fake Viagra in the industry and what consumers should look out for when shopping online for pharmaceuticals. He said, ‘Fraudsters are employing increasingly sophisticated tactics to take advantage of the continued rise in e-commerce [...]
A London NHS trust has been fined after revealing the email addresses of more than 700 users of an HIV service. 56 Dean Street, a Soho-based sexual health clinic, offered a service to patients with HIV to receive test results and make appointments by email. Patients using the service also received an occasional newsletter. A [...]
Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU), in partnership with colleagues at the University of Glasgow, have published the first mixed-methods study examining awareness and acceptability of a drug which prevents HIV transmission among men who have sex with men (MSM). Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is the use of antiretroviral medication by HIV negative people to reduce [...]
Emma Hamilton, National Training and Development Officer at Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) has developed the resource in partnership with Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board in response to the outbreak of HIV in Glasgow which has affected over 50 people. She commented, ‘My role is in developing harm reduction and emergency responses and HIV has [...]
