A new research project led by Professor Elizabeth Hughes (pictured) from the University of Huddersfield will explore the connection between poor sexual health of people with serious mental illness. The
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Northern Ireland Health Minister, Simon Hamilton, has announced his intention to lift the restrictions on HIV self-testing in Northern Ireland. Currently anyone wishing to test for HIV has to go
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An outbreak of highly drug resistant gonorrhoea has been detected in the north of England, triggering a national alert. Fifteen cases have been detected by Public Health England (PHE) so
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Women’s rights charities have said they are filling the “huge hole” left by Government in sex and relationship education by publishing their own free guide for schools. The materials designed
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Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are on the rise in Northern Ireland and to try and reverse this upwards trend the Public Health Agency (PHA) has recently launched a major new
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There is a link between newer contraceptive pills and a higher risk of serious blood clots, according to a new study. Nottingham University researchers, who describe the results published in
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The first legally approved HIV self testing kit has gone sale in the UK. The BioSURE HIV Self Test will enable people to test themselves when and where they like,
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Support for students engaged in the sex industry is now vital according to the findings of The Student Sex Work Project. ?The largest study on student attitudes to student participation
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All children in state-funded schools in England would receive sex and relationships education from the age of seven under Liberal Democrat plans. The “age-appropriate” classes would form part of a
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The Public Health Agency (PHA) has hosted an event to discuss the on-going work with the further education sector in Northern Ireland on how best to support the sexual health
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