PrEP Semi-Annual Report for British Columbia – Second Quarter 2022
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Gay social and sexual norms are shifting in the PrEP era
While cost remains the biggest barrier to accessing PrEP for gay and bisexual men in Canada, they also felt pressure to take PrEP and have sex without condoms, with younger men tending to feel less anxious about HIV transmission. This reflects shifting social and sexual norms in the era of PrEP and U=U, according to
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PrEP is not the driving force behind rising STI rates, says new study
Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis among gay men have shot up in recent years. One of the reasons put forward for this is more men are taking PrEP, having sex without condoms, and therefore putting themselves at greater risk of acquiring other sexually-transmitted infections (STIs). A new study from the University of New South
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England makes PrEP free but getting it will still be a postcode lottery for now
The UK Government has now made PrEP available for free across England – but many gay and bi men will still struggle to get it. Pilot projects have found the drug is highly effective in cutting HIV transmission. But the government refused to fund it for years. And now it has announced the funding just
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Four Decades of HIV/AIDS – Much Accomplished, Much to Do
The dramatic saga of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) features an early sense of helplessness and frustration in the face of a mysterious new disease, courage on the part of the afflicted, and the gradual accrual of groundbreaking scientific advances that have brought hope to a formerly desperate situation. This progress began with a series
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