Tag: saving lives uk
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The University of Liverpool, working with the centre for experimental therapeutics, has launched a PrEP drug-drug interactions checker. Liverpool PrEP Interactions is a free tool that allows people taking PrEP to check for drug interactions that might interfere with the way their PrEP, or their other medications, might work. This new tool follows on from…
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The HIV awareness charity, Saving Lives, worked across National HIV Testing Week to raise awareness of HIV as well as the challenges still faced by people living with the virus. National HIV Testing Week ran from 9th to 15th February 2026 across the UK. Charities, NHS trusts and local government collaborated nationwide to raise awareness…
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Saving Lives One Blood Test at a Time … Great news just in from our home city… starting today, Tuesday 18th March 2025, all patients aged 16 and over who have bloods taken at the emergency departments of Heartlands and Good Hope Hospitals in Birmingham will be also be tested for HIV, hepatitis B, and…
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The roll-out of opt-out testing across forty-seven sites nationwide hits the West Midlands today. All patients aged 16 and over attending the emergency department at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital will now be routinely tested for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C infections if they are already having a blood test taken. This fantastic progress will…
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In 2011 Tom, under his pen name “PositiveLad”, started a personal blog to document his journey as someone newly diagnosed as living with HIV. That initial blog evolved into beyondpositive, a space created for members of their own experiences and journeys. Now, in 2024, beyondpositive has become part of the Saving Lives UK family with…
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In the past few days we have received messages from members of the public who have been understandably worried about the current and evolving Monkeypox virus outbreak, particularly given the media emphasis on community transmission among MSM (Men who have Sex with Men) communities. Monkeypox IS NOT an STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection) but is spread…
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Birmingham based HIV charity, Saving Lives UK, marks World AIDS Day 2021 by donating £3,000 towards the building of Birmingham’s AIDS & HIV memorial. Saving Lives UK has been a proud supporter of the Birmingham AIDS & HIV Memorial (BAHM), offering administrative and governance support throughout the process. Today, on World AIDS Day 2021, the…
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Grassroots Grants: UK HIV and sexual health charity to offer grants to grassroots organisations that work to improve the lives of people living with, or affected by, HIV. Saving Lives, the UK-based HIV and sexual health charity known for its innovative home sampling kits, is today opening applications for three ‘Grassroots Grants’ of £1000 each.…