Gareth Thomas says he faces discrimination every day over his sexuality and living with HIV

Gareth Thomas has said that he faces discrimination every day over his sexuality and living with HIV. The former rugby player, 46, who revealed he is HIV positive in 2019, appeared on Thursday’s episode of Channel 5’s Jeremy Vine show. Talking about the discrimination he faces daily, Gareth emotionally revealed that he and his husband Stephen were once attacked in … Read more

Orders for HIV tests triple thanks to success of Russell T Davies’ 1980s gay drama It’s A Sin

Orders for HIV tests triple thanks to success of Russell T Davies’ 1980s gay drama It’s A Sin, Channel 4 says It’s A Sin followed a group of gay men navigating the HIV/Aids crisis in the 1980s The show’s success prompted a surge in testing orders and calls to helplines The series’ release coincided with National … Read more

Gareth Thomas talks about ‘wave of support’ following HIV diagnosis

Gareth Thomas said he received positive messages from Prince Harry, Prince William and Jeremy Corbyn after he revealed he is HIV positive in 2019.  The former rugby player, 46, appeared on The Graham Norton Show on Friday to discuss his journey to self-empowerment and breaking the stigma surrounding the virus.  He admitted he ‘felt out of … Read more

Gareth Thomas talks about Prince Harry support following HIV diagnosis

Gareth Thomas said he received positive messages from Prince Harry, Prince William and Jeremy Corbyn after he revealed he is HIV positive in 2019.  The former rugby player, 46, appeared on The Graham Norton Show on Friday to discuss his journey to self-empowerment and breaking the stigma surrounding the virus.  He admitted he ‘felt out of … Read more

Rare group of HIV patients don’t need drugs to suppress virus due to way it integrates in their DNA

A woman diagnosed with HIV almost 30 years ago may have been cured of the virus — without taking drugs or having a bone marrow transplant. Scientists have studied Loreen Willenberg for decades, with the 66-year-old insisting she has never taken medication to keep the virus at bay. Doctors say her body fights the infection … Read more

Coronavirus patient treated with HIV drug saw heart rate drop dangerously low

A HIV drug combination used to treat some coronavirus patients could cause their hearts to slow down or stop completely, doctors have warned. A 67-year-old given lopinavir/ritonavir — which is being used experimentally around the world — needed a pacemaker to recover from his episode. The man, who had high blood pressure and coronary artery … Read more

Covid-19 treatment hopes dashed as trial of promising HIV drug reveals it does NOT work

Covid-19 treatment hopes dashed as trial of promising HIV drug given to infected patients reveals it does NOT work Oxford University scientists pull lopinavir/ritonavir from RECOVERY Trial today Head of trial said results ‘pretty clearly’ showed it didn’t work on any patients  It has been used in hospitals around world to treat Covid despite no … Read more

WHO warns coronavirus ‘may NEVER go away’ and mankind will have to learn to live with it like HIV

The WHO has warned coronavirus ‘may never go away’ and that mankind will have to learn to live with the disease in the same way it adjusted to HIV.  Dr Mike Ryan, director of the WHO’s Health Emergencies programme, was asked yesterday how long it might take before we emerge on the other side of … Read more

Coronavirus patient ‘recovers after being treated with a HIV drug’

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 96,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more