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Latest news and press releases

Browse our archive of press releases and news about HIV and sexual health. 

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October 27, 2011

THT comment on Government response to House of Lords Report on HIV

Following the Government's response to the House of Lords Select Committee Report on HIV and AIDS, released today, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) released the following comment.

October 26, 2011

THT launches campaign to warn gay men of ‘meaner’ strains of gonorrhoea

As health agencies warn that some strains of gonorrhoea are starting to become resistant to drug treatments, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is launching a new campaign urging gay and bisexual men in London to test more regularly for the infection. The campaign, funded by the Pan-London HIV Prevention Programme, will provide information via adverts in gay media, posters in gay venues, and at the web page www.gmfa.org.uk/meangreen.

October 26, 2011

THT to offer monthly STI testing at Brighton gay bar

HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is working with Sussex Community NHS Trust to launch a monthly session in a Brighton gay bar, offering under-25s tests for the sexually transmitted infections (STIs) chlamydia and gonorrhoea. The service will launch on Thursday 3rd November from 9.00pm, and will run on the first Thursday of every month in Charles Street Bar.

October 20, 2011

THT's star-studded night of gastronomic delights to support people living with HIV

Celebrities including Cilla Black, Graham Norton and Russell Tovey are supporting a fine dine-off on Tuesday 1st November at HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust’s The Supper Club event.

October 18, 2011

THT comment on HIV risk of fish pedicure spas

Following a statement from the Health Protection Agency on the risk of HIV transmission through fish pedicure spas, Terrence Higgins Trust released the following statement.

October 13, 2011

Innovative online support reaches 2,000 people living with HIV

A groundbreaking online resource, MyHIV, is now providing support for over 2,000 people living with HIV in the UK.

October 10, 2011

THT Scotland launches sexual health service for Fife’s ‘invisible’ gay men

HIV and sexual health charity THT Scotland is to launch a new project in Fife, to provide a better level of sexual health information for gay and bisexual men in the region.

10 October 2011

UK Agony Aunts bed-in to make sexual health a priority

The nation’s best loved agony aunts have come together to support sexual health charities.

October 7, 2011

THT launches rapid HIV testing for gay men at The Brighton Sauna

From Wednesday 19th October, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is to start offering a new HIV testing service at The Brighton Sauna. The weekly drop in, which will take place on Wednesday evenings from 6.00pm - 8.30pm, will use modern finger-prick blood tests to offer men results within one hour.

October 6, 2011

New research from THT suggests widespread demand for HIV home testing

Almost two-thirds of people would consider using HIV home testing kits if they were legally available and regulated in the UK, according to new research by HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT). In a bid to reduce high levels of undiagnosed HIV, THT is urging the Government to legalise and regulate home testing as part of its new policy document HIV and Sexual Health: 12 things the Government can do.