We asked people who might benefit from PrEP whether they were already using it, considering it, or had rejected it, and their reasons for doing so.
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HPV urine test could screen for cervical cancer
NHS Choices, Wednesday September 17 2014
Research found urine-based testing for HPV DNA showed signs it might be accurate enough to provide a viable screening method, given further research and development.
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Needle exchange: ACT Government pushes on with plan for jail program
ABC News, 24/09/2014
The ACT Opposition has failed to convince the Government to abandon its plan to implement a needle-exchange program in Canberra’s jail.
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Gay asylum seekers on Manus Island write of fear of persecution in PNG
theguardian.com Wednesday 24 September 2014 11.27 AEST
Gay asylum seekers detained by Australia on Manus Island have written of suicidal thoughts, experiences of sexual assault and fear of persecution in Papua New Guinea in a series of handwritten letters.
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How a Hobart man handled his HIV positive diagnosis
936 ABC Hobart
24/09/2014
When Ricky Meerding was 20 years old he was diagnosed as being HIV positive and faced the reality of telling his parents and friends of his health issues.
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Doctors fear NSW women abandoning Pap smears
Sydney Morning Herald, September 23, 2014 – 12:15AM
The state’s leading cancer body is concerned that as many as 10 per cent of women are putting themselves at risk of developing cervical cancer by skipping their regular Pap smear.
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