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The role of specialist nurses in gender identity services
Nurse specialists can support patients through the gender dysphoria care pathway
Hepatitis C awareness among South Asians
A trust established links with the South Asian community to reduce health inequalities in access to services for hepatitis C virus testing and treatment.
Challenges and issues in managing hepatitis C
Practitioners need to identify those most at risk of hepatitis C virus infection and encourage them to access diagnostic and support services and treatment.
Substance misuse in older people 2: identifying and treating substance misuse
Substance misuse problems may be more difficult to identify in older people, so screening and assessment should be carried out to prevent further harm.
Travel risk assessment and risk management
Tailored advice given during travel health consultations can help people to make informed choices about risk-management strategies.
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Using LARC to avoid unplanned pregnancy
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Education to increase sexual health screening
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Broaching sexual health issues with patients
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Decisions about sex for people with learning disabilities
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Stamping out stigma in HIV
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Diagnosing and treating HIV infection
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Pregnancy and social difficulties
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Raising awareness of the risk of sexually transmitted infection among overseas travellers
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What causes domestic abuse and how can nurses effectively support abused women?
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Sex education for children with learning disabilities: rolling out a national resource
News
Ministers criticised over delay in sexual health plans
The government has been criticised for publishing its plans for sexual health care just days before local authorities take charge of running services.
Erectile dysfunction problem for prostate cancer patients
There are 160,000 men with prostate cancer in the UK who cannot enjoy a full sex life, with the problem set to get worse, a charity has warned.
Bid to tackle gonorrhoea launched
Cases of “untreatable gonorrhoea” has soared 25% in a year as experts warn the disease is becoming more resistant to treatment.
IBD patients need support with 'coming out', say researchers
More support should be made available for gay and lesbian people suffering from inflammatory bowel disease, say UK nurse researchers.
Unprotected sex driving rise in numbers contracting HIV
The number of gay and bisexual men contracting HIV rose over the past 20 years because of a rise in the number having unprotected sex, new research shows.
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Mental health problems cause of unhealthy lifestyle, not vice versa
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No drop in HIV rates in over 10 years
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Savile used hospitals to commit decades of abuse
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Coil a 'better heavy period remedy'
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Pill most popular with teenagers
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HPV vaccine switch takes place
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HIV experts concerned over care
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Gonorrhoea resistance 'in decline'
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New guidance for nurses on promoting safe sex
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New HPV vaccine approved in Scotland
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"School nurses need the tools to meet government vision"
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Behind the Headlines
Benefit of statins for impotence uncertain
“Statins could be a cheap and effective treatment for erectile dysfunction,” reports the Daily Mail.
Early treatment may hold key to HIV 'functional cure'
BBC News reports that one in 10 people diagnosed with HIV who receive early treatment could be ‘functionally cured’.
