Tag Archives: People

People over 50 years old or with existing kidney dysfunction are more likely to get kidney damage when using tenofovir disoproxil-based PrEP

A study published in AIDS found that people who already had some evidence of decreased kidney function on blood tests or who were aged over 50 were significantly more likely to develop kidney impairment when taking tenofovir disoproxil as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The risk of kidney damage when taking PrEP was found to be low,… Read More »

Covid: ‘Millions more people can die’ – 100 million vaccines to expire by December

Continuing his crusade on vaccinating people worldwide, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned: “Millions more people can die.” According to Airfinity, only two percent of the population in Africa is vaccinated. “We have extra vaccines,” Mr Brown assured, even after considering the Covid jabs due to be given to 12 to 15 year olds… Read More »

Charity launches first dedicated helpline for people who struggle to sleep

A charity has launched the UK’s first dedicated helpline for people who struggle to sleep. The average UK adult suffers nine bad nights’ sleep per month – equating to around 500 million across the country each month, but there is limited support. To combat the problem, The Sleep Charity has teamed up with high street… Read More »