Author Archives: Health

Is reducing anxiety a legitimate indication for PrEP in itself?

Australian doctors and nurses discuss PrEP’s role in tackling stigma, supporting U=U, and improving mental health Do doctors and other healthcare workers feel it’s legitimate to prescribe PrEP to people who are anxious about catching HIV, even if their actual risk is low? This question has been rarely been systematically asked of doctors and other… Read More »

Apps Now Being Developed for Global Vaccine Passport

Vaccine passports, hastily ushered in as a byproduct of the COVID-19 pandemic, are expected to become “widely available” during the first half of 2021. “Rest assured, the nerds are on it,” Brian Behlendorf, executive director of Linux Foundation, told CNN Business.1 The Linux Foundation has partnered with IBM, the COVID-19 Credentials Initiative and CommonPass, a… Read More »

Women with HIV have sixfold increase in risk of cervical cancer

Vaccination, screening and treatment could achieve elimination within a decade, says World Health Organization Women with HIV have a sixfold increase in the risk of cervical cancer compared to their HIV-negative peers, investigators report in The Lancet Global Health. They also found that globally 6% of all cases of cervical cancer are in women with… Read More »

Latest venues on virus alert

Shoppers at a popular men’s clothing store have been urged to monitor for symptoms after the business was listed as a potential coronavirus exposure site. A positive case visited Culture Kings on George St in Sydney’s CBD on Monday December 28. Anyone who was there between 1pm and 2pm should get tested immediately if any… Read More »