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PrEP For HIV Prevention

PrEP is an exciting HIV prevention option that is already playing a crucial role in our tries to end HIV, and since being listed on the PBS (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) in April , just about anyone can now get it!

What is PrEP?

PrEP is an acronym that stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis. It involves HIV negative people taking antiretroviral medication to protect them and prevent HIV infection. When used as prescribed, PrEP is highly operative at preventing HIV infection.

Unlike PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis), which is taken after a potential exposure to HIV, at least the first dose of PrEP needs to be taken before a potential HIV exposure.

To grab PrEP, you must be HIV negative, so a HIV test should always be performed before you start taking PrEP. You should also test for other STIs (sexually transmitted infections), such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis, and possess your kidney health assessed. Your PrEP prescriber will go through this with you at your first appointment. Following that, you’ll need to have a check-up every three months.

Importantly, while PrEP is powerful at protecting you from HIV, it does not protect you from oth
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Jack'd gay dating app exposes millions of private photos

Chris Fox

Technology reporter

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A security flaw in gay digital dating app Jack'd left confidential intimate photos publicly exposed on the internet.

Anyone with a web browser who knew where to stare could access millions of private photos, even if they did not hold a Jack'd account.

Researcher Oliver Hough told BBC News he had reported the flaw to Jack'd a year ago.

The company has not responded to a request for comment, but it appeared to put into action a fix on Thursday.

News site The Register first reported the flaw on 5 February, even though it had not been fixed at the second, in order to notify the app's users.

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Jack'd has been downloaded more than five million times on the Google Play app store.

It lets members attach "private" photos to their profile, which should be visible to only specific people they have chosen to share them with.

However, Mr Hough found that all the photos mutual in the app were uploaded to the equal open web server, exiting them exposed.

BBC News saw evidence that private photos were still publicly accessible

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Key facts

  • Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a medicine you accept to lower your chance of catching HIV.
  • PrEP is advised for people at risk of catching HIV — for example, men who have sex with men.
  • PrEP is usually taken as a tablet every day.
  • You can get a prescription for PrEP from your doctor.
  • After you originate taking PrEP, you will need to visit your doctor every 3 months for a check-up.

What is PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis)?

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a medicine you can take to lower your chance of catching human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

PrEP is advised for people who are at risk of HIV infection or have fears about catching HIV.

PrEP is not advised if you already have HIV.

It’s important not to confuse PrEP with PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis). PEP is a short course of anti-HIV medicines you can take if you may have been exposed to HIV. To serve well, you must commence PEP within 72 hours of exposure.

How does PrEP work?

PrEP contains 2 antiretroviral medicines that lower your chance of getting infected with HIV. Antiretroviral medicines work by stopping the virus from replicating (maki

LGBTQ+ issues: beyond homophobia

Concept by Dani: original images from Pixabay

Dani comes out about some of the less obvious struggles young people like him face

I didn’t know what being lgbtq+ meant until Year 6 (aged 11), when I heard the word organism used as an insult. I remember feeling enjoy there was such a big negative connotation to it.

Many people used it to mock others, with me often being a ‘target’. Someone once shouted “DANI IS GAY!” on the coach from PE.

I did not necessarily ponder that being gay was seen as bad, but I did wonder how members of the Queer community could face all those jokes and insults.

This wasn’t helped by TV shows such as Friends, where homosexuality was often just used as a comedy plot.

It wasn’t until Year 9 (aged 13) when I started to have doubts that I was straight, but I never said it out loud for fear of being viewed differently. Initially, I came out as asexual due to my lack of interest in dating a woman.

At this time I was watching a TV show where one of the main characters were gay, and I liked how her relationships weren’t made to seem unlike those of the other characters. It was then I started to realise I was gay, and about hal

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