HIV & Coronavirus COVID-19
First published on the Terrence Higgins Trust website, Dr Michael Brady gives information on the new virus, guidance for people living with HIV and answers...
Sexual Health
The Sexual Health category provides evidence-based insights into sexual wellbeing, relationships and health across the lifespan. It covers topics such as safe practices, reproductive health, consent and common conditions, while addressing stigma and promoting informed, respectful discussion. With practical guidance and expert-informed perspectives, this category aims to support physical, emotional and relational wellbeing.
National HIV Testing Week is Here!
The main purpose of HIV Testing Week is to encourage as many people as possible to test especially those that may be in at risk...
Caution Advised in Treatment of Gender Dysphoria
A number of recent cases suggest that sex reassignment surgeries remain the most controversial tool of gender transitioning due to their irreversibility. Therefore the surgeons...
Let’s Talk About Sex
As the Government pulls back from planned online porn controls, Priory psychiatrist says parents need to be prepared to talk to their children about explicit...
Psychiatric Assessments Creating Depression and Suicide among Trans Patients
Around forty per cent of transgender people have attempted to take their own lives at some point in time. That’s a shocking, harrowing statistic, supplied...
What makes a man? Testosterone only half the story, scientists say
Scientists have identified for the first time the details of an ‘alternative’ biological process required to develop male genitals in an unborn baby. The findings...
‘Old’ sperm produces healthier offspring
Sperm that live for longer before fertilising an egg produce healthier offspring – according to new research from the University of East Anglia and Uppsala...
Poor quality sperm linked to miscarriage
Multiple miscarriages may be linked to the poor quality of a man's sperm, suggests new research. The early-stage study, from scientists at Imperial College London,...
Mother’s smoking affects baby’s DNA
Smoking during pregnancy causes chemical changes to a baby’s DNA that affect its risk of smoking-related conditions in adulthood, a study has found. The research,...
HIV – getting new cases down to zero
To mark World Aids Day (1st December 2018), Marc Thompson of the Terrence Higgins Trust talks about progress on reducing new cases of HIV in...
