Category: Dr Steve Taylor’s Blog
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New data from UKHSA that reveals a sharp rise in syphilis infections nationwide, and here in the West Midlands in particular, reminds us that syphilis has not gone away – and we must work harder to prevent it, diagnose it, and treat it. There are usually three stages of syphilis. The first, known as primary…
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Three things have happened to me in the last two weeks which have given me real food for thought. First, as an HIV specialist consultant, I found myself redeployed to the world of the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit; secondly, National HIV Testing Week began; and thirdly, I watched the fantastic Channel 4 drama It’s A…
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#UequalsU. #909090. Am I speaking gibberish or in code? Not at all, and you should know why. If you already know what U=U and 90/90/90 means then stop reading now – and go and educate someone that doesn’t. That might sound harsh , but the trouble is that those of us that spend time on…
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Our Medical Director, Dr Steve Taylor, speaks in this brand new podcast about this year’s World AIDS Day: where we’ve come from, where we are … and where we’re going. For the first time, many organisations, including the British HIV Association, are stating that U=U – or Undetectable equals Untransmittable. This is a huge step,…
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In the video above, Dr Steve Taylor offers a message to healthcare professionals for National HIV Testing Week and World AIDS Day.
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This post originally appeared on the Huffington Post. In a front-page headline of this week, the national newspaper The Sun peddled HIV stigma which is out of date in 2015. In a garish splash designed to attract attention, the paper trumpeted an ‘exclusive’ story about what it called an ‘HIV Hollywood Panic’. According to the…
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This post originally appeared on the Huffington Post. The Huffington Post last week reported what many would at first glance assume to be excellent news: “For the first time, a legally approved HIV self-testing kit is available to buy in the UK. The BioSURE HIV Self Test will enable people to test themselves when and…
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This piece originally appeared on the Huffington Post. Let me answer the question I pose in the title of this post straight away: I think the answer is a most resounding yes. But more of that later …. “I usually get a lot of retweets, favourites and mentions whenever I put something out on Twitter,”…
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Saving Lives Positive Ambassador Luke was recently diagnosed with HIV – and spoke this morning on Radio 5 Live with a man who was diagnosed in 1982 about the changing perceptions of HIV. Our Medical Director, Dr Steve Taylor, also appeared, discussing the latest HIV figures issued by Public Health England, next week’s National HIV Testing…
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This post originally appeared on the Huffington Post. Written with Dan Hartland, Director of Operations at the Saving Lives Charity We launched the HIV awareness charity Saving Lives because we believed that stigma has a real and measurable impact on health. Prejudice impacts upon how people behave, how readily they visit their doctor about a…