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Social, economic, legal and political issues that may affect the lives of people living with HIV, including stigma, discrimination, criminalisation, travel and insurance.

Travel

UNAIDS applauds Mongolia for removing HIV-related travel restrictions

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UN News Centre
4 February 2013
Mental & emotional health problems

The Coming Epidemic: Is HIV Really What Killed Spencer Cox?

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Huffington Post (blog)
4 February 2013
HIV & criminal law

Bill Would Revise Washington State HIV Criminal Law

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Poz magazine news
1 February 2013
Employment

China: Teacher with HIV receives 45,000 yuan in employment discrimination case

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China Labour Bulletin
1 February 2013
HIV & criminal law

Effort to enforce HIV 'health threat' law raises questions

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Medical Xpress
31 January 2013
Harm reduction

Dave Purchase Dies at 73; Led Early Needle Exchange

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New York Times
31 January 2013
Weight gain & lipodystrophy

Mark S. King: I'm Gonna Wipe That AIDS Right Off My Face

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Huffington Post
30 January 2013
HIV & criminal law

Arizona Bill Seeks to Criminalize Intentional STI Exposures

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Poz magazine news
30 January 2013
Transmission & prevention

Uganda hailed over HIV fight

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New Vision
29 January 2013
Pregnancy and vertical transmission

Uganda: Men Urged to Engage in HIV Fight

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New Vision
29 January 2013
History of HIV & AIDS

Twenty-five years of commitment – the International AIDS Society celebrates its 25th anniversary

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International AIDS Society
25 January 2013
History of HIV & AIDS

HIV-like viruses in non-human primates have existed much longer than previously thought

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Eurekalert Inf Dis
25 January 2013
History of HIV & AIDS

Peter Staley: Grief Is A Sword: A Eulogy For Spencer Cox

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Huffington Post
25 January 2013
Chemsex & recreational drug use

Is London’s gay scene self-harming through sex and drug use?

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Pink News
24 January 2013
Pregnancy and vertical transmission

HIV trial under scrutiny

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Nature.com
17 January 2013
Health services & systems

US: Suit claims health insurer discriminates against HIV/AIDS patients

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Thomson Reuters News & Insight
16 January 2013
Harm reduction

Better Syringe Designs Could Nearly Eradicate Global Annual HIV Infections from Syringe Sharing Within Eight Years

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Newswise (press release)
16 January 2013
Economic & social inequality

Africa: Study Confirms Role of Road Networks in HIV Spread

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AllAfrica
14 January 2013
Access to healthcare

HIV/AIDS Activist Fighting for Care and Justice in Indonesia

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Google Alerts HIV
13 January 2013
Combatting stigma

Somaliland: Poverty and Discrimination Causes New HIV/Aids Infections

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Google Alerts HIV
13 January 2013
Combatting stigma

Living with Stigma and Ignorance: HIV on the Rise in Belarus

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Belarus Digest
11 January 2013
HIV in the arts & media

Oscar nominations: AIDS film How to Survive a Plague gets nod for best documentary

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Gay Star News
10 January 2013
Adherence

Phone texts fail to boost adherence to HIV therapy

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SciDev NET
10 January 2013
Discrimination & the law

China’s mandate to hospitals reveals persistent discrimination against HIV/AIDS patients

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Health and Human Rights
9 January 2013