3 Defensive Stocks to Buy as the AI Selloff Rattles Wall Street The recent AI sell-off shows why diversification matters. Here are three stocks that can help investors diversify their portfolios. Barchart · Oct 23
South Africa’s HPV vaccination drive to protect girls from cervical cancer is working – what we know after 10 years South Africa introduced a vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV) in public schools in 2014. The programme offered the vaccination to grade 4 girls aged nine years and older. Uptake was high from the start. About 87% of eligible girls received at least one dose during the first year. The Conversation · Oct 19
Ebola cases in Kenya highlight US failures amid Trump cuts to key services Opposition to US-led quarantine center in Kenya follows sweeping funding cuts and withdrawal from WHO The Guardian - US · Oct 19
How a False Medical Claim Turned the Tokay Gecko Into a Trafficking Target A Lizard That Announces ItselfThe Tokay gecko does not hide. At up to 35 centimetres long and coloured a vivid blue-grey spotted with orange-red, Gekko gecko is built to be noticed. Its call, a loud, two-syllable bark that sounds like its own name, carries across rooftops and through walls on… Times Life · Oct 17
Progress in fighting AIDS at risk unless UK steps up, campaigners warn Activists call on governemnt to maintain funding for key UN agency as split emerges among donor nations about its future The Independent UK · Oct 16
Challenge to HIV restrictions in French armed forces goes before top court Several organisations have brought a case before France’s highest court to challenge the continued exclusion of people living with HIV from certain posts in the armed forces, gendarmerie and fire services. Radio France Internationale · Oct 15
LGBTQ+ people go into hiding in Senegal as hundreds are arrested At least 320 people detained for ‘acts against nature’ after law criminalising homosexuality toughened, HRW reports The Guardian - UK · Oct 15
A Crash Survivor's Infected Thigh Hid a 6-Centimeter Piece of Bone That Likely Belonged to the Rider Who Died A Ugandan crash survivor's infected thigh hid a 6-cm bone fragment near major vessels, likely from the rider who died. Her own femur was intact. Medical Daily · Oct 15
How the ‘digital duty of care’ bill could undermine vital sex and drug education online This week the Australian government will introduce its landmark Digital Duty of Care Bill to parliament. The bill aims to make platforms legally responsible for creating a “safe online environment” protecting users from “seriously harmful material and conduct”. The Conversation · Oct 14
San Francisco Expands Doxy-PEP to Women and Others as Officials Report 24% Drop in Syphilis Cases San Francisco now offers the after-sex antibiotic doxy-PEP to more people as syphilis and chlamydia rates fall. What it is, who qualifies, and the risks. Medical Daily · Oct 14
Queens Pharmacy Owner Arrested Trying to Board One-Way Toronto Flight in Alleged $31 Million HIV Medicaid Fraud A Jackson Heights pharmacy owner faces fraud charges over HIV drug kickbacks and buybacks. What patients and taxpayers need to know about the case. Medical Daily · Oct 14
Elton John-backed pilot expands opt-out HIV testing to 89 emergency departments A pilot project supported by the Elton John AIDS Foundation has helped transform how HIV testing is offered in England, expanding a programme first introduced in two South London hospitals to 89 emergency departments across the country. The initiative makes HIV tests a routine part of emergency care, allowing patients… The Times of India · Oct 13
Senegal Forces Accused of Forcing HIV Tests on LGBT Detainees as Positive Results Lead to More Charges Human Rights Watch says Senegalese authorities subjected LGBT detainees to HIV tests without consent and used positive results for additional charges during a widening crackdown. International Business Times UK · Oct 12
Elton John’s foundation reaches 523,000 people with HIV services across 68 countries In 2025, the Elton John AIDS Foundation supported HIV services for 523,000 people across 68 countries. Global funding cuts disrupted healthcare services, causing many clinics and prevention programs to close. The foundation launched the Rocket Response Fund to maintain access to essential healthcare. It awarded 44 grants worth over $18… The Times of India · Oct 12
Medical Daily · Oct 10 CDC Closes Angola and South Sudan Offices, with Zimbabwe Next as U.S. Ties Health Aid to Country Deals The CDC shut its Angola and South Sudan offices Oct. 1, with Zimbabwe next. Here is what the new aid deals require and what they mean for U.S. travelers.
Medical Daily · Oct 9 NIH Tells HIV and Tuberculosis Trial Networks to Delay New Studies as Funding Renewal Notices Stall at HHS NIH told four HIV clinical trial networks to hold off on some new studies as funding renewal notices stall at HHS. Here is what it means for patients.
The Independent UK · Oct 7 Thai monk handed 50-year prison sentence for misusing donations to HIV and Aids hospice IN FULL
The Independent UK · Oct 7 Former Buddhist monk jailed for 50 years in £7 million embezzlement case The scandal has brought new scrutiny to wealthy Buddhist temples in the country
The Conversation · Oct 6 HIV treatment has transformed lives in the UK, but stigma lingers Nearly half a century has passed since the first recognised case of Aids in the UK in December 1981. During that time, perceptions of HIV and people living with HIV have been transformed by medical advances and changing cultural attitudes. Yet the stigma created during the early years of the…
The Conversation · Oct 4 Here’s how scientists aim to speed up drug development for treating new viruses When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, one of the first medicines doctors turned to was remdesivir, part of a family of medicines called nucleoside analogues that are also used to treat HIV, hepatitis and some cancers.
The Conversation · Sep 30 Long-acting medicines could make daily tablets a thing of the past for some patients For millions of people around the world, managing a long-term health condition means remembering to take medicines every day, often for years. But advances in long-acting medicines mean that some treatments now need to be taken only once a month, every few months or even twice a year.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 29 ‘Children are dying’: Fiji hopes declaring an HIV emergency will help it tackle crisis One in 60 adults Fiji lives with HIV but a recent emergency declaration may help address key issues such as syringe sharing
International Business Times UK · Sep 26 Federal Judge Questions the Trump Administration Policy Blocking Transgender Patients From HIV Care A federal judge in Boston questioned Trump administration restrictions on Ryan White HIV funding affecting transgender patients during a Sept. 23 bench trial as the case remains pending.
Evening Standard · Sep 26 Memorial created at school where boys were infected with HIV and hepatitis Dozens of boys with haemophilia were given contaminated blood products while pupils at Lord Mayor’s Treloar’s College in Hampshire.
The Independent UK · Sep 25 A data-sharing clause derailed US-Zimbabwe health talks. Now all funding ends this month The United States will end funding for Zimbabwe’s health programs at the end of September