STIs

A serious concern. Fianna Fáil TD Stephen Donnelly has said the rollout of an important HIV-preventing drug (PrEP) will be undermined by Ireland’s inability to manage numbers at STI clinics. Speaking after The Red Ball, a charity fundraising event for HIV Ireland, Fianna Fáil health spokesperson Donnelly said: “No one disputes the power of PrEP […]

7 years ago

Result. Last month, one unfortunate gentleman in the UK made history by contracting the world’s first case of treatment-resistant super-gonorrhoea. Now comes the news that the man in question has been cured. Public Health England (PHE) had previously revealed that the case marked the first time that the infection could not be cured with first choice […]

8 years ago