AFAO, April 2016 Results from the 2007-2015 Seroconversion Study Report were presented at the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) National Gay Men’s HIV Health Promotion Conference in Manly, on Wednesday 20 April Data from the latest and final report indicates that gay and bisexual men change their behaviour substantially following an HIV diagnosis, generally in ways that greatly...
ABC News, 28th April 2016 The sharp increase in syphilis cases seen in Queensland in 2015 has continued its trend, with Indigenous youth over-represented in infection statistics, Queensland Health says. Key points: Queensland Health records 238 cases of syphilis in the first quarter of 2016 Doctors say the rise in dating apps has contributed to an increase in the disease among gay men State...
ABC News, 27/04/16, 5:12pm
A groundbreaking new drug tipped to stop the spread of HIV within just a few years will be available to more than 2,000 Queensland men under a $6 million trial program.
The trials make Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) available to men who have sex with men, as a means of preventing HIV transmission.
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nam/aidsmap, 26 April 2016
Between April 2015 and February 2016, almost 28,000 people have paid £29.95 for a kit allowing them to test for HIV at home, according to a presentation at the British HIV Association conference in Manchester last week. Marketing on Grindr has been important to driving sales, which have been concentrated in non-urban areas.
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Sydney Morning Herald, April 27, 2016 – 12:01AM
An emergency contraceptive that works up to five days after unprotected sex has been launched by Australia’s sole supplier of medical abortion drug RU486.
The EllaOne pill, from non-profit pharmaceutical group MS Health, is available from Wednesday.
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May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia (IDAHOT). SHine is marking the occasion with a ReFRESH forum on Mental Health and Wellbeing among LGBTIQ communities, followed by afternoon tea with rainbow cake! The forum will feature a panel of speakers who will discuss mental health and wellbeing of same-sex attracted and gender diverse people, from their lived...