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Gus Cairns

London

Editor at Aidsmap

Ex-alien who settled for earth. Ex-singer, bus conductor, hustler and barman. Failing to die of AIDS, ended up as a writer, activist and psychotherapist.

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  • Sep 23, 2024 | sfaf.org | Gus Cairns

    The science behind the new strain of mpox circulating in Africa--and what it means for people living in the U.S. “The fact that mpox, a cousin of a virus (smallpox) that nearly eliminated us, is resurgent in Africa and once more threatens the high-income world calls for collective shame. It should not have happened.

  • Jul 24, 2024 | sfaf.org | Gus Cairns

    For the first time, research demonstrates that doxycycline taken daily reduces STI incidence by 67% in cisgender women. Gus Cairns explains the science, and shares why previous studies may have failed. When guidelines for using doxyPEP were finally issued by the CDC last month, after an eight-month consultation period, they were only recommended for gay men and trans women.

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Gus Cairns
Gus Cairns @guscairns
18 Apr 25

About time a national newspaper reported fully on *this* Trump genocide, which may kill 4 million by 2030. I understand why US ones don't, but others should concentrate as much on the lethal impact of US foreign aid cuts as on his so-called 'diplomacy'. https://t.co/nyXmQAgEjp

Gus Cairns
Gus Cairns @guscairns
3 Mar 25

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Gus Cairns
Gus Cairns @guscairns
26 Feb 25

https://t.co/n9HFy6VWsN Every word of this... 'If this were poker, Putin is holding a pair of twos and bluffing by going all in. Trump, instead of calling Putin’s bluff, is saying, “I think I’ll fold.”'