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National Health Service patients must prove residency or pay up to £20k in health tourism crackdown
NHS patients will need to prove residency with passports, visas, rental agreements and employment contracts.
Bill Gates hydrogel condom delivers Viagra and electrical stimulation to wearer
Ultra-tough condom replaces latex with hydrogel that scientists claim enhances sexual pleasure.
Leaders' debate: Nigel Farage's attack on HIV patients criticised by rivals
Nigel Farage was rounded on by other party leaders on Thursday night's election debate after he complained about foreigners with HIV.
General Election: Liberal Democrat Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett contracted HIV on purpose
Lib Dem MP hopeful also made gay wrestling film and overdosed on drugs.
Penrose inquiry: David Cameron apologises over infected blood scandal
Nearly 3,000 people in Scotland contracted hepatitis C and up to 60 HIV from infected blood transfusions.
Son of Premier League star stabs 15 schoolmates with diabetes pen sparking HIV scare
The boy thought the blood testing device found on a classroom desk was an electric shock toy
One in five gay pupils being bullied or discriminated against by teachers
The Boys Who Like Boys survey questioned more than 1,000 gay teens aged between 14 and 19.
Cuba: Extremely aggressive HIV strain that leads to Aids in 3 years discovered
New variant of HIV virus progressed so fast patients did not even realise they were infected.
HIV: Latent reservoir of virus in rare immune cells could help develop cure
Targeting hidden reserve of virus is expected to aid in developing a cure for Aids.
Ephraim Izmailov: Women infected with HIV virus by 'evil' rapist cop
Ephraim Izmailov used police badge to win trust of victims
HIV holy grail: Scientists train immune system to spot and destroy hiding mutated virus
Researchers have figured out how to make immune cells locate and destroy HIV that mutates after infection.
India: Ebola-like disease linked to monkeys driven out of forests
Environmental degradation and global warming are being cited as the triggers for a rise in KFD cases in India.
US moves towards ending ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men
US health officials are recommending an end to America's lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men.
India: Government slashes health budget by $947m
The reduction could derail a planned $25bn universal healthcare programme slated for an April 2015 roll out.
Cambodia HIV mass infection: Unlicensed doctor charged with murder for reusing infected needles
Authorities say self-styled doctor intentionally infected people with HIV.
Controversial US pastor says world can be 'Aids free by Christmas' if all gay people can be executed
US pastor: 'They're spending billions of dollars in research. It's curable ...if you executed the homos.'
HIV is evolving into a less deadly virus, say scientists
The findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
World Aids Day 2014: HIV on the Heroin Highway
IBTimes UK explores why HIV rates are rising in Russia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe on World Aids Day.
World Aids Day 2014: How close are we to finding a cure for HIV?
Anti-HIV pills, CMV vaccines and removing HIV-1 from cells are some of the most promising research today
HIV Drugs Could be Used to Treat Degenerative Blindness in Elderly People
Aids drugs could treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in the elderly.
One in Eight Gay Men in London Have HIV
Extent of HIV/AIDS infection revealed ahead of World Aids day.
HIV and Hepatitis Scare: 22,000 Patients Recalled After Infected Dentist Breached Safety Controls
Dentist suspended after being secretly filmed breaching safety controls at work
Apple CEO Tim Cook Brings 'Ebola, Aids and Gonorrhea' Says Anti-Gay Russian Politician Vitaly Milonov
Russian politician claims Apple CEO Tim Cook should be banned from Russia after coming out as gay.
HIV 'Breakthrough' Drug Reduces Risk of Infection by up to 92%: What is Truvada?
A daily tablet that reduced the risk of contracted HIV called Truvada may be available on the NHS.
Oscar Pistorius: Government Steps in to Deny Gang-rape and HIV Rife in South African Prisons
Extraordinary intervention in Oscar Pistorius trial by South African authorities over prisons claim.
Oscar Pistorius at Risk of Prison Rape and HIV/Aids if Jailed, Court Told
Pistorius would have "no protection against exposure to inmates in prison showers"
Nigel Farage's 'Ban HIV Immigrants from Britain' Proposal Courts Immediate Outrage
Ukip leader wants to control 'quality' of immigrants.
Pastor with AIDS had Sex with Church Members without Disclosing Condition
Pastor Juan Demetrius McFarland admitted to having sex with parishioners, drug use and mishandling of church funds.
Police Officers Bitten and Scratched by HIV-Infected Man
Male and female officers receiving medical care after attack by man infected with HIV
Christope Morat Trial: French 'Seducer' Jailed for 12 Years for Infecting Partner with HIV
Christophe Morat was sentenced at Bouches-du-Rhône court for giving his girlfriend HIV.