Colourful i-Base graphic. The main text reads: Why transgender healthcare is essential for HIV prevention and treatment. At the top is i-Base’s website address: I hyphen base dot info. Behind this is the trans flag. A banner on the right reads, Transgender Day of Visibility. There are various dotted patterns. The colours used in the image are various shades of blue and pink, white, turquoise and purple.

We offer solidarity with our trans followers this #TransgenderDayOfVisibility as we revisit last year’s Lancet #HIV article:

#Transgender people accessing #hormones are more likely to stay #undetectable and less likely to become #HIVpositive.

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#GAHT #HIVsky #GUMsky #TDOV

Colourful i-Base graphic. The main text reads: First new HSV drug class in years will be submitted for FDA approval this quarter. In the top left is i-Base’s website address: I hyphen base dot info. A smaller rectangle in the bottom right, reads: HIV news. 2026. CROI 2026, is in the top right corner with CROI’s logo, a colourful illustration of the HIV virus. At the bottom, text reads, Denver, Colorado. February 22nd to 25th. Large colourful virus illustrations are faintly seen in the background of the image. The colours used in the image are pale blue, pale green, orange, dark blue, purple, turquoise, yellow, white, pink, green and black.

Pritelivir active against drug-resistant #herpes in phase 3 study:

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The US FDA has given #pritelivir Breakthrough Indication designation, with submission of a New Drug Indication expected by the end of March.

#CROI2026 #HIV #HSV #CureHerpes #IDsky #HIVsky #GUMsky

Colourful i-Base graphic. The main text reads: New study of MenB vaccine shows zero protection for gay men against gonorrhoea. In the top left is i-Base’s website address: I hyphen base dot info. A smaller rectangle in the bottom right, reads: HIV news. 2026. CROI 2026, is in the top right corner with CROI’s logo, a colourful illustration of the HIV virus. At the bottom, text reads, Denver, Colorado. February 22nd to 25th. Large colourful virus illustrations are faintly seen in the background of the image. The colours used in the image are pale blue, pale green, orange, dark blue, purple, turquoise, yellow, white, pink, green and black.

Study of #4CMenB #vaccine in #Australia fails to protect gay men against #gonorrhoea:

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Will other study results be more positive or do we need a better vaccine?

#CROI2026 #GUMsky #IDsky #STI #SexualHealth #gonorrhea #GonorrhoeaVaccine #LoveGUM #STIprevention #STIawareness

Colourful i-Base graphic. The main text reads: GLP-1 agonists like Ozempic might help people beat drug addiction. At the top is i-Base’s website address: I hyphen base dot info. A smaller rectangle in the bottom right, reads: HIV news. 2026. There are various dotted patterns. The colours used in the image are two shades of khaki green, dark purple, light blue, blue, pink, turquoise, orange, dark green, mustard and white.

New paper in @bmj.com shows GLP-1 receptor agonists can tackle #SubstanceUseDisorder:

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Could they also help to break #chemsex addiction?

#HIVsky #GUMsky #HIV #PLWH #PWH #HIVpositive #GLP1s #GLP1ReceptorAgonists #Ozempic #Wegovy #Mounjaro #semaglutide #tirzepatide #addiction

Colourful i-Base graphic. The main text reads: Injectable HIV PrEP approved in England and Wales for people unable to take pills. At the top is i-Base’s website address: I hyphen base dot info. At the bottom it says, subscribe by email. A smaller, tilted square graphic on the right, reads: HTB news. 2025. HIV treatment, prevention, access, and more. The colours used in the image are two shades of lime green, dark pink, dark purple, yellow, bright pink, light blue, light pink, teal, orange, dark blue, mustard, red, and white.

NICE approves limited access to injectable #cabotegravir #PrEP in England & Wales:

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The two-monthly injection will protect those at high risk from #HIV and gives hope that longer-acting #lenacapavir will also be approved.

#HIVprevention #HIVsky #GUMsky @bhiva.bsky.social

Leg day class. Got to do RDLs with a barbell (20kg bar w/ 10kg of plates). Ngl it was really fun and might influence how much I try to do them with dumbbells in future.
Got obliterated for the rest of the class thanks to a resistance band but it is what it is 😂
#FitnessSky #GumSky #workout #weights

Scientists Are Flocking to Bluesky — WIRED UK Academics once loved Twitter—but in the age of X they’ve abandoned it in droves.

#HIVsky #IDsky and #GUMsky knew this and were the first large cohort to flock here.

It’s so much better, and more productive, here.

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Colourful i-Base graphic. The main text reads: new UK 2025 guidelines for HIV PrEP, out now. PrEP is now easier to take. At the top is i-Base’s website address: I hyphen base dot info. At the bottom it says, HTB news. Special report. There is a simple graphic of two PrEP pills, which are blue. On the right is the cover of the new i-Base booklet, ‘UK guide to PrEP’, which is orange and lilac. Underneath the title, text reads: July 2025. 12th edition. The background colours used in the image are light blue, hot pink, teal, light green, and white. The text colours are teal, dark purple, white and light blue.

SPECIAL REPORT

Why the new UK #HIV #PrEP #guidelines are so exciting:

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This major update is based on 150 new studies that give new insights into how PrEP works. This means new, easier dosing options for women & trans & non-binary people.
#HIVsky #GUMsky #STIsky #HIVprevention

Colourful i-Base graphic. The main text reads: Over 30 HIV organisations tell trans people, “you are needed, you are valued”. At the top is i-Base’s website address: I hyphen base dot info. At the bottom it says, subscribe by email. A smaller, tilted square graphic on the right, reads: HTB news. 2025. HIV treatment, prevention, access, and more. The colours used in the image are three shades of orange, teal, light blue, light green, dark blue, mustard, red and white.

Over 30 #HIV orgs sign statement declaring unconditional support for #trans and #nonbinary communities:

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“You are needed. You are valued. You are always welcome in our services.”

Your org can sign too.

#HIVsky #GUMsky #STIsky #SexualHealthSky #TransRights #TransAlly

Colourful i-Base graphic. The main text reads: New UK doxyPEP guidelines. Will help tackle rising rates of syphilis. At the top is i-Base’s website address: I hyphen base dot info. At the bottom it says, subscribe by email. A smaller, tilted square graphic on the right, reads: HTB news. 2025. HIV treatment, prevention, access, and more. The colours used in the image are two shades of lilac, dark green, mustard, magenta, mint green, light blue, orange, teal, dark blue, red, and white.

. @bashhuk.bsky.social publishes new UK #guidelines on #doxyPEP to prevent #syphilis:

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The people who need doxyPEP will soon be able to get it on the NHS and take it under medical supervision instead of buying it online.

#STIsky #GUMsky #STI #SexualHealth #LGBTQ #GBMSM

New campaign to combat stigma around #HIV & #Hepatitis in tattoo & piercing studios has been developed by @cdodds.bsky.social.

Free, stigma-busting resources are now available to make studios more inclusive for all

➡️ nat.org.uk/bbv-tattooin...

🛟 #HIVsky #GUMsky #STIsky

Gonorrhoea vaccine to be available in England - beyondpositive England is to be the first country in the world to roll out the gonorrhoea vaccine as rates of the bacterial sexually transmitted infection soar. In 2023 there were over 85,000 cases of gonorrhoea dia...

England is to be the first country in the world to roll out the #gonorrhoea vaccine as rates of the bacterial sexually transmitted infection soar.

Find out more and read Dr Naomi Sutton's thoughts on the impact the #vaccine could have.

#GUMsky #STIsky #SexualHealthSky #HIVSky #VaccineSky #IDSky

📢 Free #CoProduction toolkit - practical guidance on partnership working with people with lived experience to design accessible & equitable #SexualHealth services

Download➡️ arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-co-...

🛟@bashhuk.bsky.social @bhiva.bsky.social @nat.org.uk @appghiv.bsky.social #HIVsky #GUMsky

New @commonambitionbs.bsky.social research led by @temilolaadeniyi.bsky.social @jhorwood.bsky.social found co-producing #HIV testing with African & Caribbean communities can tackle stigma & trust in healthcare

@appghiv.bsky.social @bashhuk.bsky.social @nat.org.uk
🛟 #HIVsky #GUMsky #STIsky

Up next is the second Oral Abstracts Session in the Concert Hall.

Topics include: HIV confident charter, Barriers to peer support, Faith and treatment adherence, Demographic trends and safeguarding in the voluntary sector.

#BHIVA25 #HIVsky #IDsky #GUMsky

Tom, wearing a teal jacket and jeans, stands in front of his HIV living quilt. (Described in next image)

A 1 metre wide and 2 metres tall quilt is hung up. A sky blue background, a black silhouette of St Pauls Cathedral's dome in front. On the top of the dome is a red heart with white text. "Jimmy and Tom. Who kissed who? St Paul's Cathedral. 23-11-2016"

A white piece of paper with the text "Jimmy and Tom met in the summer of 2016, to work on an HIV project. In November of 2016 by chance they met again at a display of the UK AIDS Quilt at St Paul's Cathedral in London. One of us kissed the other in front of Sir David Furnish - neither will agreed who made the move first. We married in April of 2022, and now live happily and healthily in North London with our two dogs - Finn and Dex”

Super proud to see my 'Cover-Up Quilt' on display at the @bhiva.bsky.social #BHIVA25 conference in Brighton.

The quilt symbolises the start of mine and @jimmyavenger.me's relationship when we kissed at the UK AIDS Quilt showing at St Paul's Cathedral in 2016. ♥️

#HIVsky #IDsky #GUMsky

Microsoft Forms

With @ukhsa.bsky.social and @bashhuk.bsky.social, we are conducting a survey of current clinical practice in neurosyphilis diagnosis and management in England and invite any services who test or treat NS to complete the survey at forms.office.com/r/DGN0J29CaU #HIVsky #IDsky #GUMsky

Developing the PATH-GP (Prevention and Testing for HIV in General Practice) intervention: a Person-Based Approach intervention development study to increase HIV testing and PrEP access. Background Testing for HIV, linkage to treatment and access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) (medication which reduces the risk of acquiring HIV) is essential for early HIV diagnosis, treatment, and...

📢 New preprint. Our study develops the PATH-GP intervention to increase #HIV testing & #PrEP access in general practice.

Study led by @sarahdenford.bsky.social @jokesten.bsky.social

Read the full article here: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

🛟 #HIVsky #GUMsky #STIsky

IRL shit post via fucked up gym shirts and lift the rainbow. 💪🏽
#gumsky #fitnesssky #fuckshitup #CVG

Our Common Ambition #Bristol project is tackling #HIV inequities by co-producing initiatives with members of the African & Caribbean heritage communities

They've just joined bluesky, please follow + 👀their website for more info

🛟 #HIVsky #GUMsky #STIsky
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#UequalsU #NationalHIVTestIngWeek #IDSky #GUMSky #SexualHealth #MedSky

Scotland leads UK by approving CAB-LA for prevention of HIV The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved CAB-LA, an injection taken every two months, for the prevention of HIV on the NHS in Scotland.

NEWS: The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved CAB-LA, an injection taken every two months, for the prevention of #HIV on the NHS in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Pressure is now on NICE to follow suit for both England and Wales.

#HIVTestingWeek #HIVsky #IDsky #PrEP #GUMsky

It’s #NationalHIVTestingWeek. Get tested to know your status and help end HIV stigma.

You can test at any sexual health clinic, and most offer home testing kits.

THT also offer free home test kits: www.tht.org.uk/news/nationa...

#KnowYourStatus #EndHIVStigma #SexualHealth #BHIVA #HIVSky #GUMSky

Really valuable research by @kevinvestig8s.bsky.social that investigates the health and wellbeing needs of men who accept r£wards for sex 🛟 #HIVsky #GUMsky #STIsky

Great article that lays bare rising #HIV cases in the UK, the deep-rooted stigma, and barriers stopping people from getting tested and accessing #PrEP. If we’re serious about ending new HIV cases by 2030 we need to tackle these barriers head-on 🛟 #HIVsky #GUMsky #STIsky

Common Ambition Bristol, is a community powered project, with members of African & Caribbean heritage communities working with sexual health staff to reduce #HIV diagnosis, stigma & improve sexual health in #Bristol.

commonambitionbristol.org.uk
🛟 #HIVsky #GUMsky #STIsky

As a GUM specialist you could also gain experience in… Gynaecology, Dermatology, Contraception, Reproductive Health, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Psychology, Epidemiology, Microbiology, General Internal Medicine.

Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) involves the investigation, diagnosis and management of STIs and HIV. GUM incorporates clinical skills and knowledge from a wide variety of areas, offering high specialty trainees invaluable experiences.

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#GUMSky #SexualHealthSky

Ahead of next week's UK & Ireland Fast Track Cities Unconference, take a look at the work we're doing in Bristol to tackle #HIV infections, stigma and discrimination⬇️

🛟 #HIVsky #GUMsky #STIsky @bashhuk.bsky.social @nationalaidstrust.bsky.social @cdodds.bsky.social @bristolhealthp.bsky.social

Managed to get into hot sculpt tho 😏 #gumsky