Editors' picks from other sources

Search through all our worldwide HIV and AIDS news and features, using the topics below to filter your results by subjects including HIV treatment, transmission and prevention, and hepatitis and TB co-infections.

HIV and sex news

Show

From To
Telling people you have HIV
I'm Sorry My HIV Offends You

It's easy to be an ass on mobile dating apps because you can hide behind a cell phone. It's also easy to get your feelings hurt if you don't quickly come to terms with the fact that guys online can be vicious.

Published
17 March 2013
From
Huffington Post
Religion and faith
Pope Francis' View on Contraception Could Impact AIDS Work

Catholic organizations around the world are still digesting how the selection of Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, now Pope Francis , might impact their work, and that includes disease-prevention efforts.

Published
15 March 2013
From
ABC News
Sexually transmitted infections
Outbreaks and incidents relating to sexually transmitted or sexually transmissible infections in England

Outbreak and incident management is a core element of sexual health commissioning and this briefing provides information on recent incidents across England and sets out recommendations for commissioners in local authorities.

Published
11 March 2013
From
Health Protection Agency
Sexually transmitted infections
New action plan launched to combat emerging threat of untreatable gonorrhoea in England and Wales

Gonorrhoea is the second most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) in England. In 2011, new diagnoses rose to nearly 21,000, jumping 25 per cent in one year. Over a third of cases were in men who have sex with men, up from around a quarter in 2010.

Published
27 February 2013
From
Health Protection Agency
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
Gays can't have sex

'Gays can’t have sex. We can have only “safer sex” or “protected sex” (where condoms or any other form of barriers are used). The sad part of “protected sex” is that it implies that sex between men is not safe,...' - psychotherapiast Marco Posadas ponders whether 'safer sex' is having a damaging effect on gay men's self-image.

Published
22 February 2013
From
Xtra!
Contraception
Marge Berer on Depo-Provera and informed choice

From one perspective, a method that a woman need only renew once every three months was a gift. One injection four times a year and no fear of unwanted pregnancy. But the potential for abuse of this method was obvious from the beginning, and abuse there was, from paternalistic family planning providers.

Published
20 February 2013
From
BMJ Group blogs
Sexually transmitted infections
Multidrug-resistant gonorrhea: New US treatment guidelines

Multidrug-resistant gonorrhea is increasing in the United States, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its treatment recommendations, according to a report published in the February 15 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Published
20 February 2013
From
Medscape (requires free registration)
Relationships and feelings
Real Talk: Play Well with Others? Open Relationships and Our Health

What motivates couples to open their relationships—or not? How do men in open relationships (and their outside partners) protect their physical health and emotional well-being? And is the marriage equality movement changing expectations around gay relationships?

Published
18 February 2013
From
BETA blog
HIV and criminal law
Arizona Bill Seeks to Criminalize Intentional STI Exposures

Representative Lela Alston (D–Phoenix) said she authored HB 2218 after hearing about a woman in her district who contracted an STI from a man who did not disclose to her. 

Published
30 January 2013
From
Poz magazine news
PrEP
PrEP...Forever? When Do You Stop Taking PrEP

In his blog on taking pre-exposure prophylaxis, Jake Sobo asks: do we stop taking PrEP if we start a long-term relationship?

Published
17 January 2013
From
Frontiers LA
← First12345...17Next →

Filter by country