Charlie Witzel

We are hiring 5 new postdocs (for 5 years) to work on our Wellcome project in Edinburgh. Deadline next week. For more info on the jobs & the project, head to our website www.medicinewithoutdoctors.org/blog-posts/j...

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No words.

Exciting new post-doc fellow post just announced at University of Edinburgh - working alongside The Love Tank on the new Medicine Without Doctors collaboration.

Closing date 02 Oct 2025.

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"In the encounter, which she filmed, one officer told her: “Mentioning freedom of Gaza, Israel, genocide, all of that all come under proscribed groups, which are terror groups that have been dictated by the government.”"

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New BASHH/BHIVA guidelines on the use of #HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis ( #PrEP ) 2025 are out 💊🧬

They include new sections on equity and risk assessment, shifting away from clinical trial-based eligibility criteria. This aims to reduce barriers and expand access.

LINK: bhiva.org/clinical-gui...

In Hackney & attended chillouts this year?

After a successful launch of our peer-led programme we’re looking for more queer people to help lead the way!

You don’t need to be an expert to take part - bring your experience & a commitment to community care.

Sign up at tinyurl.com/tltaqct

Rainbow Map Europe's LGBTI Rights Rankings 2024

The Rainbow Map 2025 offers a stark snapshot of where Europe stands on #LGBTI human rights.
From #1 to #22, UK recorded its biggest fall in the ranking.
#LGBT

rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org

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The survey ends next Saturday, 17th May!
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Good responses so far, so thanks!
Just need responses from East of England, Northern Ireland, and Wales, and we got UK covered!

We are collecting data about awareness, interest, and use of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (DoxyPEP) among gay and bi men and trans people in Ireland.

If you can, please participate!

If not, please share with those who can. Thanks!

Check out the survey at eu.surveymonkey.com/r/doxypep

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BHIVA is very concerned to learn that Gilead has made a decision to close its individual access scheme for #lenacapavir, which in combination with other antiretrovirals, can be lifesaving for a small number of individuals with very limited HIV treatment options. 1/1

Here’s some anecdata for you @fphuk.bsky.social

I mentored 12 people thru the Public Health Speciality Training programme application process this year.

• 4 medics: 100% got an offer
• 8 non-medics (5-20yrs PH work experience): 25% got an offer

The exam (assessment center) was the main barrier.

Research like this is how we'll get DoxyPEP on the NHS?!

Please take part of you can

Amazing! Huge congratulations 🥳

this is obviously bleak and horrid and I know it's a petty thing to point out but: god we fucking told you so, lesbians and gay men who decided to become transphobic for no apparent reason, we told you the entire LGBTQ community would end up getting screwed over, this was always going to happen

now nearly half way there... anything you can donate would help, huge thanks

NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections Email Forms

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That’s amazing.

As a side note I would love if someone would do an oral history of Ringer.

Ahh, the original SMG comeback vehicle 🥰

Agreed but also I would like Michelle Trachtenberg to have more work.

A must read for anyone interested in gender dysphoria in kids ⬇️

I know this web resource has helped people navigate health care, employment, immigration advice, and how to find community.

I’m honoured to be part of the crew that created it.

LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages on the first day of law giving them equal status Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand are expected to make their wedded status legal on the first day a law takes effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples.

BREAKING: LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages on the first day of the law giving them equal status.

The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, after Taiwan and Nepal.

Bangkok skyline covered in haze

A chart saying pm2.5 levels at 170 in red with the words unhealthy written beside.

One of the (very few) downsides of Bangkok life is the pollution. This week it’s so bad we’re meant to stay indoors whenever possible and work from home. Definitely feels like a lockdown throwback.

<em>Journal of the International AIDS Society</em> | IAS HIV Research Journal | Wiley Online Library Introduction Increasing evidence indicates the benefits of patient and public involvement (PPI) in medical research, and PPI is increasingly expected by funders and publishers. We conducted a mappin.....

This might be a good article to have a look at! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The image is from a "Transparency Center" document and lists guidelines regarding acceptable and prohibited content for insults. It mentions: 1. Insults about: Character, such as cowardice, dishonesty, criminality, and sexual promiscuity or immorality. Mental characteristics, including but not limited to accusations of stupidity, intellectual capacity, and mental illness, as well as unsupported comparisons among politically correct (PC) groups based on inherent intellectual traits. 2. Highlighted section: The document allows allegations of mental illness or abnormality when tied to gender or sexual orientation, referencing political and religious discourse about transgenderism and homosexuality. It also acknowledges the non-serious use of terms like "weird."

Meta literally created a LGBTQ exception for calling someone mentally ill as an insult. You can't do it for any other group except LGBTQ people.

Happy New Year from BKK 🍾

Taken so young 💔

Last time I had that it was mild pneumonia but very much not a medical emergency (for me). If you’re not feeling breathless it can probably wait until tomorrow. If you have asthma though it’s worth getting it checked out asap I think.

Ooooh there’s for sure no upper age limit for going to a rave, but definitely I’m too old for twice in one weekend.

Jelly of Adonis NYD!