'A giant of a man': Influential Aids campaigner and playwright Larry Kramer dies aged 84
Kramer’s husband confirmed that he died from died from pneumonia.
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Kramer’s husband confirmed that he died from died from pneumonia.
Today, 1 December, marks World AIDS Day 2019.
That’s according to a new Unicef report published today.
Campaigners point out that effective HIV treatment is also effective HIV prevention.
Rapid testing will be rolled out in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick.
The virus remains one of the world’s biggest health problems.
But activist Robbie Lawlor sets out how people like him are breaking away from stigma and living full lives – and says people need to be more open and honest.
On the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day, women who have HIV still face increased stigma, writes Dr Denise Proudfoot
A judge has overruled a previous decision by the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal.
Unicef is warning that the HIV/Aids epidemic is far from over and teenage girls are bearing the brunt of the health crisis.
Experts have warned that there may be a resurgence of the epidemic that has already killed 35 million people.
Some 500 people were diagnosed with the condition last year, and this figure is expected to be higher in 2018.
But HIV is no longer a terminal illness, it’s a chronic disease and is manageable, writes Gary.
Much has changed in the 30 years since HIV Ireland was established, but some of the same problems - like stigma – remain.
The patient still has HIV in her system but it is so weakened that it cannot replicate or spread.
Associated problems include overdoses and addiction.
The United Nations report’s authors claimed that the data proved the “scales have finally tipped”.
“Bono is the real deal,” says George. Right.
An internal document reported 33 male prisoners and 10 female prisoners had been identified as having Aids antibodies.
In battling David Norris’ claims that Irish homosexuality laws were in breach of his human rights, the government was considering all kinds of defences.
There were 273 new HIV diagnoses in the first six months of this year.
Major new study says jails hothouse infectious diseases, which are then passed on to the wider community.
A study examined the risk of unprotected sex among 900 couples where just one partner is infected by HIV.
The condoms, worth millions, failed basic tests.
Unemployment is high, addiction is rife, and most women are victims of some form of violence – but somehow they find the strength to carry on.
Clinton was speaking on the day of Reagan’s funeral.
The rumours emerged after the boy’s father died of tuberculosis and kidney failure.
The figures from UNICEF show it to be the number two cause of death among teenagers worldwide.
A whopping 60% of Irish people have never been tested for a sexually transmitted disease.
It is hoped that as well as detecting new cases, people bring previously diagnosed patients back into care.
Researchers said there is renewed hope for patients who start treatment early after infection.
From 2009-2013, Scott County, Indiana had three HIV infections. There have been 142 since January.
The anonymous survey includes questions about relationships, sex life, risks and precautions – and takes about 15 minutes to complete.
The drug candidate has been shows to stop every strain of HIV.
Other forms of contraception, such as the pill, do not appear to increase this risk.
It is the first in a decade.
The FDA said it made decision after reviewing scientific evidence in recent years.
The founder of the charity is today receiving a human rights award on behalf of the Oireachtas-based Human Dignity Group.
As the virus adapts to the human immune system in order to survive longer, it weakens its own ability to cause disease, according to new research.
Solutions do not come easy, but Ebola transmission can be stopped.