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Social, economic, legal and political issues that may affect the lives of people living with HIV, including stigma, discrimination, criminalisation, travel and insurance.

HIV & criminal law

HIV Criminalization Laws Disproportionately Punish People of Color

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BETA blog
5 February 2016
Harm reduction

South Africa: Police hamper HIV prevention efforts with drug users

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Health-e
4 February 2016
Economic & social inequality

US: Study shows direct link between state spending habits and AIDS deaths

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Eurekalert Inf Dis
4 February 2016
PrEP

People Are So Desperate For The Drug That Blocks HIV They're “Cheating” The NHS

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BuzzFeed News
4 February 2016
Confidentiality, consent & medical ethics

Opt-out approach can boost HIV testing rates

News
4 February 2016
Harm reduction

Prison needle programs touted to reduce HIV and Hep C

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Toronto Star
3 February 2016
Activism & civil society

Lawsuits claim insurers unfairly refuse pricey hepatitis C drugs

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Seattle Times
3 February 2016
HIV prevention policy

Activists United and Ignited by Urgency for HIV Prevention in Europe: EATG and AVAC call for the rollout of PrEP as a proven HIV prevention strategy

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EATG
3 February 2016
Drug policy & policing

A simple (ish) guide to the Psychoactive Substances Act

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DrugWatch
3 February 2016
Travel

HIV-Positive Man Mistakenly Denied Tourist Visa To Australia

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Star Observer
3 February 2016
Activism & civil society

High-level meeting on HIV/AIDS – how to get involved

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ICASO
2 February 2016
HIV & criminal law

Criminal laws on HIV transmission make little difference to sexual behaviour – or may make condomless sex more likely

News
1 February 2016
Undetectable viral load & treatment as prevention

HIV is not transmitted under fully suppressive therapy: The Swiss Statement – eight years later

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Swiss Medical Weekly
30 January 2016
PrEP programmes & uptake

London sexual health clinics step up their support for people buying PrEP online

News
29 January 2016
HIV & criminal law

Scottish Police Are Investigating A Man Suspected Of Exposing People To HIV

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BuzzFeed News
26 January 2016
History of HIV & AIDS

Iatrogenic transmission fueled early spread of HIV pandemic in Africa

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Healio
22 January 2016
Activism & civil society

Building patient groups for viral hepatitis – a new online resource for healthcare professionals

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BMC Blogs Network (blog)
22 January 2016
People & personal stories

National AIDS Trust appoints Public Health England’s Jane Anderson CBE as new Chair of Trustees

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NAT (National AIDS Trust)
20 January 2016
Experiences of stigma

The Forgotten AIDS Crisis in Russia

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The Daily Beast
19 January 2016
Bad science & bogus treatments

I Watched Charlie Sheen on The Dr. Oz Show So You Don't Have To

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Poz
14 January 2016
Money

AHF's Michael Weinstein Has a New Fight, and It's Not About HIV

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Advocate.com
13 January 2016
Money

“My Biggest Fear Isn’t AIDS, It’s Being Evicted From My Rent-Controlled Unit”

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BETA blog
13 January 2016
Tuberculosis & HIV

TB community borrowing a page from HIV/AIDS

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Science
12 January 2016
Harm reduction

US: It Took 20 Years For The Government To Pay For An Obvious Way To Prevent HIV

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FiveThirtyEight
11 January 2016