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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.

Epidemiology & behaviour

Many gay men enjoy bareback porn, but are concerned about its possible effects on sexual behaviour

News
17 July 2013
Circumcision

Medical male circumcision campaigns face cultural challenges in southern Africa

News
17 July 2013
UK health services

Sir Nick Partridge to step down as Chief Executive of Terrence Higgins Trust

Editor's pick
Terrence Higgins Trust press release
16 July 2013
Human rights

Beating to death of LGBT activist Eric Lembembe in Cameroon

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76 Crimes
16 July 2013
Discrimination & the law

Indian activists: Time to enact HIV/AIDS law

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The Hindu
16 July 2013
Confidentiality, consent & medical ethics

HIV testing in Greece: repeating past mistakes

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The Lancet (editorial)
15 July 2013
Circumcision

Male circumcision: the message is catching on, but scale-up poses monitoring and follow-up problems

News
15 July 2013
TB treatment

Anger over drug access in TB trial

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Mail & Guardian
11 July 2013
Conception

South African couples living with HIV are missing out on safer conception advice

News
11 July 2013
Access to healthcare

Stigma, delay and misunderstanding slow access to ART in Africa

News
10 July 2013
Elimination of hepatitis C

Sign a petition to demand leadership from the World Health Organization to defuse the hepatitis C viral time bomb

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EATG
10 July 2013
HIV testing programmes & uptake

If I Am HIV-Negative, Then You Must Be Too, Right?

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Huffington Post
10 July 2013
Experiences of stigma

Gay men with HIV in Greater Manchester fear triple whammy of stigmas

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Manchester Evening News
10 July 2013
Dating, relationships & feelings

Dating positive

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Positive Lite
10 July 2013
Human rights

Scientists and clinicians must challenge HIV-related stigma and ensure enabling legal and policy environments, IAS conference hears

News
9 July 2013
PrEP science

Magical thinking? FEM-PrEP trial may have failed because participants used testing as prevention

News
9 July 2013
HIV & criminal law

Greece: Reinstatement of controversial Health Provision slammed by HIV and Human Rights Groups

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Radiobubble.gr
9 July 2013
Prisoners

To cut STD rate, Calif considers condoms in prison

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SFGate
8 July 2013
Harm reduction

Drug addicts to be given foil to encourage treatment

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BBC
8 July 2013
Employment

Having a job helps women with HIV manage their illness, according to new research

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EurekAlert
8 July 2013
Global health initiatives

PEPFAR budget cuts cause anxiety

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IRIN Plus News
5 July 2013
Economic & social inequality

Intervention with cash lottery prizes cuts HIV infection by 39% in young women in Lesotho

News
4 July 2013
Behaviour change interventions

First-ever community-randomised combination prevention trial produces modest drop in HIV incidence, big increase in testing in men

News
3 July 2013
HIV testing policies & guidelines

Greece: Gay rights campaigners appalled as health minister sanctions forced HIV tests

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Pink News
3 July 2013