Brain shrinkage in multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects around 100,000 people in the UK. The lifelong condition affects the brain and spinal cord, and…
Infection/Disease
Testing for HIV
We know that people who are tested for HIV, and are diagnosed with the infection, have a good chance of…
Living with HIV: Protecting Myself & Others
Joey speaks about the importance of HIV treatment and how it allows him to live a healthy life without putting…
BBC “Horizon”: AIDS (1983)
An early BBC documentary on AIDS, first broadcast in 1983. From the Lex Watson archive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IdpMkUlZOM&t=6s
1000 young women are being infected with HIV every day
United States Global AIDS Ambassador, Deborah Birx, explains why young women are more vulnerable to becoming infected with HIV. 1000…
Good news for people with HIV
This has been an exciting year for everyone involved with Terrence Higgins Trust. In the first place, we had the…
50 plus and HIV positive
One in three people living with HIV in the UK are over the age of 50. Older people are the…
Shifting attitudes about HIV testing
Despite incredible medical advances in our treatment of HIV since the 1980s, we know that myths, fear and stigma continue…
HIV test performed on USB stick
Ten years ago, I was based in South Africa and involved in scaling up treatment for people with HIV. That…
Our pigsty cars can give us flu
As a mum of three, I know just how dirty a family car can get. My children are grown up…