NHS workers watching It’s a Sin recall horrifying ignorance faced by AIDS patients in the 80s

NHS and healthcare workers who cared for patients at the height of the AIDS crisis in the UK in the 80s have been sharing their stories following the release of Russell T Davies Channel 4 drama It’s a Sin.  The first episode of the five-part series, which follows the lives of a group of gay … Read more

Madonna marks Worlds AIDS Day by paying tribute to five fallen friends and sharing 1991 amfAR speech

Seven-time Grammy winner Madonna marked Worlds AIDS Day on Tuesday by paying tribute to five of her fallen friends and sharing a video from her speech at a 1991 amfAR fundraiser. The 62-year-old Queen of Pop did so as ‘a reminder that we cannot give up the fight’ of 38M people living with HIV despite … Read more

Baby born deaf hears mother’s and father’s voices for first time after having hearing aids fitted

Heartwarming moment 11-week-old baby who was born deaf hears the voices of his parents for the first time after having hearing aids fitted Tiffany Wroe, 29, shared the video of her 11-week-old son Saul on Facebook She lives with husband John, 44, in Nairobi, Kenya, but is from Manchester Young Saul was born with moderate … Read more

A fifth of the UK’s partially deaf who have NHS hearing aids do not bother to wear them

One in five people with NHS hearing aids do not wear them due to problems using them or lack of perceived benefit, study shows Researchers found 20 per cent of the partially deaf rarely use their hearing aids About 80 per cent of people with hearing aids in the UK get them from the NHS … Read more

Elton John has $1 MILLION donation to his AIDS foundation MATCHED by Twitter CEO

Elton John has $1 MILLION donation to his AIDS foundation ‘COVID emergency fund’ MATCHED by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey amid the ongoing pandemic By Ellie May Donohoe For Mailonline Published: 19:48 BST, 13 May 2020 | Updated: 19:48 BST, 13 May 2020 Elton John has had his $1 million donation to his AIDS foundation’s COVID … Read more