34 h. ago Reciting the names of the dead: how Australia’s response to HIV/Aids was emotionally – and politically – powerful | Leigh Boucher

Researchers now describe it as both historical phenomenon and public health model. Its success was remarkablePast/Present is a column which places current events in historical contextAids has always been laden with political and emotional volatilities. The possibility of blood or sex based transmission combined with its first emergence among marginalised and criminalised populations created a potent mix of primal terror and terrifying prejudice.It can sometimes be difficult to remember just how potently misinformation, fear and outright hostility framed the knowledge and experience of Aids in the first decade or so of the pandemic. In this period, a positive result on an HIV test was a terminal diagnosis and medical knowledge about transmission and treatment was still cloudy.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Woman 'cured' of terminal breast cancer 20 years after 2 year life expectancy

Lori Lober was given the heartbreaking diagnosis that her breast cancer was terminal and given 2 years to live; 20 years on, she is as healthy as ever thanks to a miracle 'cure'

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41 h. ago Freddy Brazier’s pregnant ex shares horror claims and real reason for split

Holly Swinburn has claimed she was subjected to verbal abuse from Freddy Brazier and said one incident made her realise "enough is enough" as she wants to focus on their unborn baby

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67 h. ago Brit survivors of Chile blizzard share full horror after friend dies in 120mph 'hurricane'

A group of friends from Cornwall set off to Patagonia on once-in-a-lifetime holiday, but one of them sadly died in a horror snowstorm, despite locals' advice it was safe

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3 d. ago Sir Chris Hoy's life changed forever amid terminal cancer battle

Sir Chris Hoy won six Olympic gold medals in a storied career at the elite level of track cycling but is now battling a terminal cancer diagnosis

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6 d. ago West Lothian man facing terminal diagnosis meets Rangers heroes at club's training centre

Graham Glasgow joined other Rangers fans living with terminal or life-changing illnesses at the club’s Auchenhowie training to meet players and coaching staff, thanks to the club’s Charity Foundation.

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6 d. ago Sir Chris Hoy gives health update on terminal cancer with government message

Sir Chris Hoy revealed last February that he was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, before confirming that his diagnosis was terminal in the October

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7 d. ago Sir Chris Hoy says cancer has 'in some ways improved my life' despite terminal diagnosis

The six-time Olympic gold medallist announced last year that the cancer has spread into his bones.

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7 d. ago Maria Shriver ‘blown away’ by cousin Tatiana Schlossberg announcing terminal cancer diagnosis

Shriver is the first cousin of Caroline Kennedy, Tatiana Schlossberg’s mother

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8 d. ago John F Kennedy’s granddaughter, 35, blasts cousin RFK Jr after terminal cancer diagnosis

Tatiana Schlossberg, 35, was diagnosed just hours after giving birth to her daughter

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8 d. ago JFK’s granddaughter has less than a year to live after shock cancer diagnosis

Tatiana Schlossberg was diagnosed with cancer just after she gave birth to her daughter last year.

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8 d. ago JFK's granddaughter, 35, shares horror terminal diagnosis with devastating words

President John F. Kennedy's granddaughter Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg, says she has acute myeloid leukemia.

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9 d. ago JFK's granddaughter reveals terminal cancer diagnosis, criticizes cousin RFK, Jr.

John F. Kennedy’s granddaughter has disclosed that she has terminal cancer, writing in an essay in “The New Yorker” on Saturday that one of her doctors said she might live for about another year

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9 d. ago Kennedy curse strikes again as JFK's granddaughter, 35, reveals devastating terminal cancer diagnosis

Tatiana Schlossberg, 35, the granddaughter of John F. Kennedy revealed she has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

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1 week ago BBC Breakfast hosts delivers tragic news on air after guest's terminal cancer diagnosis

Danny Burkey from West Yorkshire appeared on BBC Breakfast to discuss his terminal prostate cancer diagnosis

Society

1 week ago BBC Breakfast hosts deliver tragic news on air after guest's terminal cancer diagnosis

Danny Burkey from West Yorkshire appeared on BBC Breakfast to discuss his terminal prostate cancer diagnosis

Society

1 week ago Keir Starmer opens up about grief and being by brother's side for terminal diagnosis

Nick Starmer, 60, who had learning disabilities after suffering complications during birth, passed away 18 months after being diagnosed with terminal cancer on Boxing Day 2024

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1 week ago The Shapeshifter’s Daughter by Sally Magnusson review: 'gives the Norse myths a feminist tweak'

Sally Magnusson’s bold new novel sets out to tell the story of the Norse gods via a Surrey librarian with a terminal cancer diagnosis, writes David Robinson

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2 w. ago Autistic boy, 5, mauled by 'aggressive' dog in park screamed 'I'm going to die'

DISTRESSING CONTENT: A mum shared her horror after her son, 5, was dragged to the ground by an 'aggressive dog' while she walked with her young children in the park - police have arrested a man following the shocking incident

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2 w. ago Man finds 'weird' secret room behind trap door and is 'freaked out' by what's inside

A man has shared his horror after discovering a trapdoor in the middle of a living room floor while exploring a property - and he was left feeling 'sketchy as hell'

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