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PrEP trial leads to unprecedented reductions in HIV transmission
Recent HIV infections in gay and bisexual men in New South Wales have declined by almost one-third following the trial […]
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Rethinking control of Australia’s most common STI
Australia’s most common sexually transmitted infection, chlamydia, is unlikely to be eliminated by opportunistic testing in general practice, a landmark […]
Prevention of HIV increasing, but no one should be left behind
Gay and bisexual men are getting tested and using medications to prevent HIV transmission more than ever, with UNSW researchers […]
We need to talk about sexuality after stroke
Stroke survivors and their partners are not adequately supported to deal with changes to their relationships, self-identity, gender roles and […]
HIV treatment-as-prevention is effective in homosexual male couples
Results from a large study of HIV transmission risk among homosexual male couples with differing HIV status were published in […]
Cancer Council welcomes new HPV vaccination data, but more work still to do
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released new data today showing that the proportion of 15-year-old girls fully […]
Middle-aged women who feel empowered are demanding their dates use condoms
A new study reveals that ‘mid-life’ women can and do successfully negotiate safer sex with new partners. Although based on […]
HIV researchers welcome recommendation to list PrEP on PBS
A recommendation that the HIV prevention drug PrEP be approved for public subsidy has been hailed as an essential step […]
A few cases of negative side effects of long-acting reversible contraception th…
On 12th December ABC’s 7.30 featured a report on long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) that was unbalanced and alarmist. This could have a […]
Child sexual abuse affects victim’s brain
A fresh look at neurobiological research shoots down any remaining myths that adult-child sex could be less harmful than claimed. […]
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