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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 »

People with HIV at higher risk of hospitalisation and death from COVID-19, New York study finds

People with HIV were more likely to be admitted to hospital with COVID-19 and more likely to die in hospital due to COVID-19 than people without HIV, and people with more advanced HIV disease or unsuppressed viral load were more likely than other people with HIV to be hospitalised, a review of surveillance data in… Read More »

Swimming risk at Melbourne beaches

Melburnians are being warned to check the water quality of beaches before they swim this summer with La Nina potentially exposing swimmers to health risks more often. Victoria’s Environment Protection Authority has warned La Nina could create more stormy days over summer, meaning the water quality in Port Phillip Bay could be compromised. The usually… Read More »