August 2026 - Volume 53 - Issue 8 : Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Discover the August 2026 issue of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Volume 53, featuring peer-reviewed articles, case studies, and the latest research findings.

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Community-generated DIY HRT roadmap launched — The Love Tank CIC

A new roadmap to navigating do-it-yourself (DIY)  hormone replacement therapy (HRT) launches today - produced by and with trans and non-binary communities across the UK.

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Work with us - PCHER — The Love Tank CIC

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Work with us - PCHE — The Love Tank CIC

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Work with us - PMHE — The Love Tank CIC

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Work with us - PMCMO — The Love Tank CIC

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Puberty-suppressing hormones — QueerHealth

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HPV and queer communities: all you need to know — The Love Tank CIC

The Love Tank launches a new information programme for queer people today about the human papilloma virus (HPV) and the vaccinations available to protect against it.

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Doing it in the dark: new Darkroom Etiquette Guide launched — The Love Tank CIC

A new guide to using darkrooms – spaces in clubs, venues or parties where sex can happen – is published today by The Love Tank, in collaboration with Dr Jamie Hakim from King's College London.&nb...

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ALL IN: Which sexual health vaccines can I get on the NHS right now? — QueerHealth

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Keeping on top of HIV PrEP changes: new information resources launched — The Love Tank CIC

The Love Tank’s founding programme - PrEPster - re-launches one of its original information sources ‘Know About HIV PrEP’ to bring PrEP information right up-to-date.

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HUM: Queer South Asian Mela creates organising space — The Love Tank CIC

60 mobilisers, artists, and activists, gathered in Bethnal Green to participate in sessions with The Love Tank’s outreach team providing STI testing, information, and advice for Queer South Asian peop...

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Tower Hamlets trans needs: new research calls for action — The Love Tank CIC

New community-based research, developed in collaboration with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and The Love Tank, highlights the on-going and pressing needs of trans communities within the eas...

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2026-27 NIHR UK Syphilis Research Scholarship | LSHTM

The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is pleased to invite applications for a 3-year full-time PhD studentship, starting in September 2026.The award will cover a tax-free stipend

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Guide to prostate pleasure and health launched  — The Love Tank CIC

In a brand-new collaboration with Prostate Cancer UK (PCUK), The Love Tank has launched the latest in the Little Pack Pocket Guide To series, with a guide on prostate pleasure and health.

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MPOX cases increasing: new data from UKHSA — The Love Tank CIC

New figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) released today show a sharp increase in the numbers of MPOX cases diagnosed (formerly known as monkeypox) in the UK.

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New harm reduction materials for queer clubbers launched — The Love Tank CIC

New harm reduction information on five of the most commonly used club drugs has been launched in a partnership between The Love Tank and Antidote at London Friend .

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Public health lessons in equity for the United Kingdom’s gonorrhoea vaccine launch

Rollout of the gonorrhoea vaccination programme in the UK is potentially game changing, but in its current form it risks perpetuating health inequalities, argue Jack Haywood and colleagues In August...

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The Other Blue Pill

The phenomenal story of the battle for access to HIV prevention drug PrEP in the UK, told in six parts.

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The DIY HRT cafe is open! — The Love Tank CIC

The Love Tank  is running two community knowledge generation events - titled the DIY HRT cafe - to inform a new roadmap for trans people who are self-sourcing hormones.

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HIV and PrEP training for South London primary care staff — The Love Tank CIC

The Love Tank  is launching a new HIV awareness and prevention training programme for primary care staff in Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark. 

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Food for thought: The Love Tank hosts HIV PrEP research dinners — The Love Tank CIC

The Love Tank  is hosting community-based dinners to better understand the HIV PrEP needs of Black queer men, in a research collaboration with the  University of Durham .

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The Love Tank urges mpox vaccination uptake as new European cases identified — The Love Tank CIC

The Love Tank  joins other organisations in calling for uptake of mpox vaccinations (formerly called monkeypox) as new cases are identified in Europe and the USA.

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Introduction of injectable HIV PrEP opens up access — The Love Tank CIC

PrEPster  at  The Love Tank  welcomes today's announcement by NHS England that long acting injectable HIV PrEP will be made available on the NHS.

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Multilingual online HIV PrEP sessions launcheD — The Love Tank CIC

The Love Tank's  HIV PrEP programme -  PrEPster  - launches five new multilingual online information sessions during October, to assist with enrolment into new London online PrEP servic...

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PrEPster celebrates 10 years of educating and agitating for PrEP — The Love Tank CIC

In an often emotional and touching event, the first 10 years of the HIV PrEP programme –  PrEPster  – was celebrated as part of  The Love Tank’s  Love Hub activities last Friday 19...

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