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Experiments on children using infected blood likened to actions of Nazi doctors

Experiments on children using infected blood likened to actions of Nazi doctors

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Sarah Carter

“We know that they did clinical trials on us as children, as schoolboys, without either our knowledge or the consent of our ...

Brits warned Kim Kardashian-inspired ‘vampire facials’ at unregulated clinics pose a high risk of catching HIV after three women were infected in the US

Brits warned Kim Kardashian-inspired ‘vampire facials’ at unregulated clinics pose a high risk of catching HIV after three women were infected in the US

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Sarah Carter

Warnings over unregulated ‘cowboy’ practitioners who may be unhygienic Campaigners say people at risk of exposure to shared needles and equipment  Brits ...

Pharma companies ‘bribed NHS doctors to use infected blood products’ that gave patients HIV and hepatitis C

Pharma companies ‘bribed NHS doctors to use infected blood products’ that gave patients HIV and hepatitis C

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Sarah Carter

Letter from January 1981 shows hospital was offered £8,500 to buy US plasma Pharmaceutical companies have been accused of bribing NHS doctors to ...

Doctors ‘bribed to use infected blood products’

Doctors ‘bribed to use infected blood products’

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Sarah Carter

For every 250,000 units purchased, Dr Geoffrey Savidge, director of St Thomas’ haemophilia centre, was offered £400, equivalent to almost £2,000 today. ...

An “ultra” PrEP injection just three times a year could be on the way

An “ultra” PrEP injection just three times a year could be on the way

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Sarah Carter

Posed by model (Photo: Shutterstock) A new type of PrEP injection, requiring only three injections a year, could be on the way. ...

France sees explosion in syphilis cases

France sees explosion in syphilis cases

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Sarah Carter

In the past few years, France has seen a steep rise in sexually transmitted infections, but there is one in particular that ...

Woman shares story of diagnosis with STI

Woman shares story of diagnosis with STI

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Sarah Carter

Ellie Harrison was diagnosed with HIV at 21. (Supplied/Yahoo Life UK) Ellie Harrison was in a long-term relationship that was coming to ...

Lawsuit claims California man, 38, endured agonizing AIDS death in jail after staff refused to give him his HIV medication when he was held in custody for missing a court date

Lawsuit claims California man, 38, endured agonizing AIDS death in jail after staff refused to give him his HIV medication when he was held in custody for missing a court date

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Sarah Carter

Nicholas Overfield, 38  died of AIDS in jail after staff failed to give him his HIV medication, a lawsuit alleges Overfield died of ...

Lyantonde leaders decry drop in condom usage

Lyantonde leaders decry drop in condom usage

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Sarah Carter

Health authorities in Lyantonde District have decried the declining condom usage among residents, although the HIV/Aids prevalence rate remains high.The district health ...

I was newly married and nine weeks’ pregnant, then the doctors told me… You’ve got HIV. In a brave and compelling interview, Victoria reveals how she feared it would cost her and her baby their lives

I was newly married and nine weeks’ pregnant, then the doctors told me… You’ve got HIV. In a brave and compelling interview, Victoria reveals how she feared it would cost her and her baby their lives

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Sarah Carter

When Victoria Roscow gave birth to a healthy son, she and her husband were overjoyed. It’s easy to see why. Little Harrison ...