Christina Dideriksen

August 2, 2017

HIV Health and Wellness, School Days, Business and Technology

UK: New Condom Changes Colors When Exposed To STDs

Christina Dideriksen

August 2, 2017

HIV Health and Wellness, School Days, Business and Technology

The inventors. Three teens from England’s Isaac Newton Academy thought up this brilliant idea.

Christina Dideriksen

August 2, 2017

World of Politics, Winds of Change

US: Coast Guard 'will not break faith' with transgender members, leader says

Christina Dideriksen

August 2, 2017

World of Politics, Winds of Change

Coast Guard officials reached out personally to their transgender service members to express support after President Trump’s announcement of a new policy barring transgender people in the military, according to Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft.

Christina Dideriksen

August 2, 2017

Fear and Loathing

Russia: Moscow Court to Deport Gay Novaya Gazeta Journalist to Uzbekistan

Christina Dideriksen

August 2, 2017

Fear and Loathing

A Moscow court ruled on Tuesday that a journalist writing under a pen name for the investigative newspaper Novaya Gazeta had violated Russian immigration laws and would be deported.

Christina Dideriksen

August 2, 2017

Fear and Loathing

US: TeeTee Dangerfield Is 16th Known Trans Woman Killed In U.S. This Year

Christina Dideriksen

August 2, 2017

Fear and Loathing

TeeTee Dangerfield, a 32-year-old transgender woman, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds Monday in College Park, Georgia.

Christina Dideriksen

August 2, 2017

HIV Health and Wellness

US: PrEP Use May Be Responsible for Reduced Rates of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Other STIs

Christina Dideriksen

August 2, 2017

HIV Health and Wellness

Contrary to popular opinion, gay and bisexual men who use PrEP can reduce sexually transmitted infections like Chlamydia and gonorrhea by up to 40 percent.

Christina Dideriksen

August 2, 2017

HIV Health and Wellness

Malawi: gay men living with HIV more likely to live in rural settings

Christina Dideriksen

August 2, 2017

HIV Health and Wellness

A study of gay men in Malawi reveals very low levels of HIV testing and treatment access nationwide – with distinct geographic disparities in HIV prevalence that need to be taken into consideration and addressed.

Christina Dideriksen

August 2, 2017

HIV Health and Wellness

Resistance to drugs hampers HIV treatment

Christina Dideriksen

August 2, 2017

HIV Health and Wellness

“We need to proactively address the rising levels of resistance to HIV drugs if we are to achieve the global target of ending Aids by 2030.”

Christina Dideriksen

August 2, 2017

HIV Health and Wellness, From the UN

Philippines has highest HIV infection growth rate in Asia-Pacific – UN

Christina Dideriksen

August 2, 2017

HIV Health and Wellness, From the UN

The country can still end the public health threat by 2030 if the government can re-direct its focus on the people and locations most at risk, said Eamonn Murphy, UNAIDS regional support team director for Asia-Pacific.

Christina Dideriksen

August 2, 2017

From the UN, HIV Health and Wellness

Head of UN drug body urges greater access to treatment for women

Christina Dideriksen

August 2, 2017

From the UN, HIV Health and Wellness

Women continue to be disproportionately affected by drug use, and face obstacles in accessing treatment, compared to men, according to the President of the United Nations International Narcotics Control Board (INCB).