Author Archives: Health

HIV self-testing increases uptake of HIV testing, but with poorer linkage to care

A study has concluded that HIV self-testing is safe, increases testing uptake and increases the yield of HIV positive results among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people. Among female sex workers, results are more mixed. While HIV self-testing improves testing uptake, it does not increase the yield of positive results and… Read More »

Cornerstone to Bring Learning into the Flow of Work, Powered by Microsoft Viva

Cornerstone Learning integration empowers Microsoft Teams users to discover, share and engage with learning content in a single workflow as part of the new Microsoft Viva Learning LONDON – Feb. 4, 2021 – Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSOD), a global leader in people development solutions, announced today it is one of the first Learning Management… Read More »

Fears as South African strain spreads

Fears are growing in the UK over the rapid spread of COVID-19 after the South African variant was detected in eight different parts of England in the past week — with none of the cases linked to international travel. Health officials said on Monday they will ramp up testing in these areas as the mutant… Read More »

‘More concerning’: Virus alert issued in Qld

Queensland health authorities have revealed they are increasingly concerned about the continued detection of coronavirus in more than a dozen sewage catchments across the state. But the repeated traces of the deadly virus in Brisbane’s Cleveland as well as Carole Park in Ipswich is “particularly concerning” because these suburbs have no hotel quarantine facilities. “In… Read More »