Responding to the monkeypox outbreak: perspectives of clinicians treating patients with the disease –...
In just over two months a global outbreak of monkeypox in non-endemic countries has led to more than 15 000 cases, with over two thirds reported in the WHO European Region....
As cases rise in Long Beach, officials say monkeypox is ‘not a gay disease’...
The U.S. is now leading the world in confirmed monkeypox cases - more than 4,600 - and the city of Long Beach is ramping up efforts to make monkeypox vaccines readily...
Inflation Fears, Pharma Interests Could Alter Drug Pricing Measures – Kaiser Health News
Read about the biggest pharmaceutical developments and pricing stories from the past week in KHN's Prescription Drug Watch roundup. Politico: Dems’ Plan To Limit Drug...
Israel will now let gay men donate blood – Forward
Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz pictured on August 13, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
(JTA) — Israel has ended a restriction on blood donation that effectively prohibited gay men from donating blood.
Until now, Israel...
Ohio Law allowing physicians to refuse to provide medical care worries LGBT community –...
Ohio (WOIO) - Under language added to Ohio’s budget last minute, doctors, nurses, and even Ohio insurance companies can now legally refuse to provide medical care if it violates their religious...
UO Experts Address Mental Health Crisis | Around the O – AroundtheO
Over the course of seventeen years as a school counselor in Eugene, Sara Matteri has supported students through just about every kind of challenge a kid can face. When she started...
Because of Covid, 2020 was a ‘lost year’ in the fight against HIV, report...
Confronted by the Covid-19 pandemic, an ambitious new plan by the federal government, marshaled by Dr. Anthony Fauci, to accelerate the battle against the stubbornly persistent HIV epidemic in the U.S....
City officials urge Newsom to sign Wiener substance use treatment bill – Bay Area...
Gay state Senator Scott Wiener's proposed intervention program for treating substance use disorder is one step away from becoming law. At a Tuesday news conference, city leaders urged Governor Gavin Newsom...
Medicaid expansion hits roadblock in Texas – Spectrum News NY1
Texas has the country's highest rate of people without health insurance in the nation. One reason for that is that Texas is one of a dozen states that refused to expand...
Casa Ruby expands LGBTQ mental health services – Washington Blade
Several D.C. LGBTQ activists this week said they believe it is too soon for the city’s LGBTQ community to make a decision on whom to support for mayor in the 2022...
Louisville health officials monitoring three monkeypox cases – WKU Public Radio
Health officials in Jefferson County are following three local cases of monkeypox. The virus, which usually only occurs in West and Central Africa, is cropping up in clusters across the globe,...
Some officials now say monkeypox elimination unlikely in U.S. – Press Herald
NEW YORK — Some U.S. health officials are conceding that monkeypox is probably not going away anytime soon.
The disease’s spread is slowing but the virus is so widespread that elimination is...
Discrimination Still Harms LGBTQ+ Mental Health – Everyday Health
“I am a homosexual. I am a psychiatrist.”When these words were uttered in 1972 at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in Dallas, the medical group still considered...
SC bill allows mental health professionals to refuse care based on beliefs – WBTV
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina lawmakers are considering a new bill that would allow mental health professionals to deny care based on their beliefs.The bill, sponsored by Sen. Josh Kimbrell...
Lack of data, health care interruptions plagued Poconos’ LGBTQ+ community in 2020 – Pocono...
The LGBTQ+ community in the Poconos has faced a particularly difficult time of COVID-19, but with the help of individuals and organizations from across the region, they have persevered throughout the...
Kelantan ‘gay party’ claims false, it was a health event, say NGOs – MSN
Kelantan 'gay party' claims false, it was a health event, say NGOs MSN
Worcester Board of Health votes to endorse call for police review board – Worcester...
WORCESTER — The Board of Health Monday voted to support calls for a police civilian review board, with member David Fort castigating city and department leaders over the topic. “I’m tired of...
What is ‘G,’ the party drug that all the gays are using? Health and...
What is 'G,' the party drug that everyone in the LGBTQ community is using? Health and addiction experts explain pride.com
MM+M Awards 2022 finalists revealed – MM+M Awards – Medical Marketing and Media
This year’s MM+M Awards will be a hybrid event taking place on October 6, with the in-person element returning to Cipriani Wall Street. For tickets and more information, visit www.mmm-awards.com....
Cuban Voters Legalize Gay Marriage and Adoption – Metro Weekly
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‘Out of control’ STD situation prompts call for changes – NBC News
Sharply rising cases of some sexually transmitted diseases — including a 26% rise in new syphilis infections reported last year — are prompting U.S. health officials to call for new prevention...
Health officials vaccinate nearly 700 around Southern Decadence festivities – FOX 8 Local First
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - State health workers and volunteers on Monday (Sept. 5) wrapped up a five-day effort to curb a monkeypox outbreak, vaccinating nearly 700 people in New Orleans for...
HRC Foundation and Us Helping Us launch first national in-home HIV testing program in...
Today, The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, in partnership with Us Helping Us, launched...
2 More Monkeypox Cases Reported – Kauai Now
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is reporting two additional cases of monkeypox cases in Hawai‘i.
DOH identified on Friday, Sept. 2 one additional case involving an Oʻahu resident with...
Concern over ‘chemsex’ grows as COVID-19 shuts Thailand’s LGBT+ bars – PostBulletin.com
As Thailand grapples with a third COVID-19 wave, campaigners are warning of the health risks posed by an apparent increase in chemsex - where mainly gay and bisexual men meet to...
Poet shares experience with bullying, racial discrimination – Spectrum News
When Zelda Black starts writing, she can be 100% herself. Her passion for poetry blossomed as a teenager.“Poetry allows me to say what sometimes I feel like I can’t say in...
N.J. still doesn’t collect data on sexual orientation, gender identity. Here’s why that’s a...
LGBTQ+ people appear to be at a heightened risk for COVID in comparison to the general U.S. population, according to a study conducted by Rutgers University in 2020.Specifically, individuals within the...
Thurston County Public Health Notified of Presumptive Monkeypox Case – Nisqually Valley News
By Nisqually Valley News staff Thurston County Public Health and Social Services (PHSS) was notified last week of a presumptive case of the monkeypox in Thurston County. According to a...
Culture Wars Leave Biden Posts in Department of Health and Human Services Vacant –...
“There are a lot of people who might have trusted their instincts before, but that trust has been eroded,” Dr. Lurie said. “They need to be sure that they are doing...
HIV doctor to lead vaccine equity efforts at CDC – The Washington Post
Demetre Daskalakis, who had been director of the CDC’s division on HIV/AIDS prevention, will become senior vaccine equity lead, according to the memo. Before joining the CDC last year, he was...
Olympic diver Jordan Windle credits gay dad for success: ‘I have him to thank...
Olympian Jordan Windle says he dives "purely for my dad", Jerry, and "how much he loves watching me". (Getty/Dylan Buell/Instagram/@jordanpiseywindle) American diver Jordan Windle has paid a touching tribute to his...
Canadian Blood Services to recommend end to ban on gay men donating blood –...
Photo: The Canadian Press
An end to the ban on gay and bisexual men from donating blood — promised by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2015 — is set to be...
Even in 2022, LGBTQ+ community faces discrimination, hostility in health care – The Arizona...
As we reflect back on Pride Month this year, the 52nd year of annual Pride celebrations, we must also recognize where work will still need to be done every day of every...
Big Pride parade in Paris; Turkish police stop marchers – The Associated Press
ROME (AP) — Police in riot gear on Saturday blocked streets to try to thwart gay Pride marchers in Istanbul, while thousands turned out joyfully in Paris and elsewhere in Europe...
LGBT+ People’s Health Status and Access to Care – KFF
LGBT+ People’s Health Status and Access to Care KFF