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A new paper from medical journal The Lancet has reported that people with HIV diagnosed today can expect the same life expectancy of the general population. For years now we’ve referred to people living with HIV as having a “near normal” life expectancy, but according to this paper from The Lancet we’ve now reached…
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Saints midfielder Nathan Redmond is supporting the national charity Saving Lives to beat stigma during this year’s National HIV Testing Week. Nathan has been an ambassador for the charity since its launch five years ago. This year they are sending a simple message: stigma kills, and testing saves lives. “There are lots of myths about…
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Rams striker Darren Bent is giving his support to a national charity looking to fight stigma during this year’s National HIV Testing Week. Saving Lives promotes the importance of HIV testing in fighting the virus. This year they are sending a simple message: stigma kills, and testing saves lives. “You may not want to get…
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Hull Tigers captain Curtis Davies is supporting the national charity Saving Lives to promote HIV testing and beat stigma during this year’s National HIV Testing Week. Curtis has been an ambassador for the charity since its launch five years ago and is currently its patron. This year he is helping Saving Lives send a simple…
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A free home testing initiative by Saving Lives, the leading HIV awareness charity, has received the seal of approval from people living with HIV. During this year’s National HIV Testing Week, the charity is employing the power of new technologies to promote greater take-up of HIV testing. “One in five of those living with HIV…
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Two Welsh international footballers are supporting the UK-wide charity Saving Lives to get across a simple message: when it comes to HIV, stigma kills. Saving Lives is a charity promoting HIV testing as a way of fighting a virus which affects 100,000 people in the UK. One fifth of those people have no idea they…
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A leading HIV awareness charity is promoting HIV testing, and combating stigma, during this year’s National HIV Testing Week – by employing the power of new technologies. Saving Lives is a national charity with the aim of reducing the amount of undiagnosed HIV in the UK. Through its network of celebrity ambassadors, and advocates living…
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In the week when the nation was shook by MarmiteGate, a gorilla escaped at London Zoo and Samsung killed it’s flammable phone… Hospitals and GPs failing to test for HIV Experts suggest patients in areas with high rates of HIV ought to be offered a test when they register with a GP or are admitted…
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In the week that Italian police found two stolen Van Gogh paintings, Reykjavik decides to turn off the city’s street lights so everyone can enjoy the Northern Lights, and the England football manager resigns after only 67 days… The Governor of California signs law mandating PrEP education for those who test negative for HIV Jerry…