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Tina Wu One of the main messages conveyed on World AIDS Day this year is to get test regularly by an accredited health care professional. However, of the over 25 000 estimated HIV-positive patients in Australia at the end of 2015, about 10 per cent were unaware of their status, according to the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations. Could self-testing be the answer? Though initially banned, the Australian government amended legislation to allow the selling of HIV Self-Test (HST) devices in 2014, a significant step in the country’s history of HIV treatment. However, these devices have yet to be...

Tina Wu Research suggests that the male population are not receiving the support they need for gender-based mental health. This is often due to stigma surrounding men who open about their feelings to others for fear of being ridiculed or being seen as less of a man, according to the Movember Foundation, an international organisation that targets health issues related specifically for men. “Men’s health is in crisis,” says Craig Martin, spokesperson for the Movember Foundation. “Part of this is we teach our boys and young men to suck it up and harden up.” “And when they’ve got a...