27th Annual Cycle for the Cause Raises Over $1.6M for NYC’s LGBT Community Center...
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, New York City’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (“The Center”) announced that Cycle for the Cause raised over $1.6 million to sustain its HIV/AIDS prevention, education,...
Gay Blood Collection is paint made from gay men’s real blood – Fast Company
In 2018, a creative team printed T-shirts with ink made from the blood of gay men. The “Blood is blood” initiative was meant to protest a controversial Food and Drug Administration...
Here’s what Chiefs HC Andy Reid had to say about Willie Gay Jr.’s suspension...
The Kansas City Chiefs will be without third-year LB Willie Gay Jr. for the next four games due to suspension.Chiefs HC Andy Reid spoke to the media on Wednesday for the...
Health Officials Discuss Concern About Polio, Monkeypox | News, Sports, Jobs – Jamestown Post...
Chautauqua County’s Board of Health discusses concerns about those who aren’t vaccinated for things like polio. Pictured from left: Board President Dr. Lillian Ney, Sherri Rater, Public Health...
Declining monkeypox rates signal hope, health experts remain hesitant – uscannenbergmedia.com
*****As monkeypox cases continue to decline, vaccination rates among county residents have shot up. To date, the L.A. County Public Health Department has reported that more than 60,000 vaccinations have been...
State health department expands monkeypox vaccine eligibility – Alaska Public Media News
This digitally-colorized electron microscopic image depicts monkeypox virus particles, obtained from a clinical sample. (CDC/Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regnery, Hannah Bullock) The Alaska Department of Health...
Public Health Launches Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Campaign – by Ark Valley Voice Staff...
Chaffee County Public Health (CCPH) has been awarded a Community Mobilization Grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The purpose of this grant is to increase outreach and...
What to know about monkeypox now: Brown University experts weigh in – Brown University
The monkeypox vaccine is issued from the CDC directly to state health departments, who determine how to distribute their limited supply to the highest-risk populations. Unfortunately, you can’t just get a...
The Mental Health Effects Of Living With Long Covid – Towleroad
After Sanghya started showing coronavirus symptoms at the height of the pandemic, many ailments failed to disappear, while health returned to many infected people around her. Too often, the response from...
‘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...
Man sentenced to life in prison for shooting ex-girlfriend outside Food Lion in Henderson...
HENDERSON, N.C. — A man who admitted to murdering his ex-girlfriend in 2017 outside a Food Lion in Henderson has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.Marcus Tyrell Hargrove was...
The Trevor Project Honors Janelle Monáe with Annual Suicide Prevention Advocate of the Year...
The Grammy-nominated global superstar is the second-ever recipient of the award, which recognizes influential public figures who champion the LGBTQ community and advocate for mental health awarenessNEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2022...
Experts say elimination of monkeypox possible but containment still a challenge – KMAland
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- There are early signs that new monkeypox cases are slowing down in the U.S.Experts are optimistic that the virus can be completely eliminated from the U.S....
32 years sober and wanting to help others like him, man founds LGBTQ-affirming addiction...
SHEBOYGAN - Dan L. started drinking to numb himself while trying to hide that he was gay, he said. Now 32 years sober and wanting others to have a safe place to turn,...
Shoring up LGBTQ health – The Hill
This year’s global monkeypox outbreak has dredged up harsh recollections of the early days of the HIV epidemic, especially for the LGBTQ health activists who lived through that ugly period and...
House Republicans want schools to tell parents about ‘sexually explicit content’ – Ohio Capital...
Two Ohio House Republicans introduced legislation last week that would force school boards to disclose to parents all “sexually explicit content” taught in the classroom.
At parents’ request, teachers would need to...
Barriers to HIV prevention drug in N.B. ‘mind-boggling’ – CBC.ca
Every year, Rob Swan makes the two-hour trip from Harvey Station to Moncton's infectious disease clinic.It's the only place in the province where he can be prescribed pre-exposure prophylaxis, also known as...
NFL suspends Chiefs LB Willie Gay Jr. for four games – Chiefs Wire
The Kansas City Chiefs have taken a big blow on the defensive side of the football ahead of Week 3.
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According to multiple reports, the NFL has suspended Chiefs LB...
‘Out of control’ STD situation prompts call for changes – ABC News
NEW YORK -- 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...
Pilot program intends to address inequities in accessing monkeypox vaccines – News-Medical.Net
Today, local, state, and territorial health departments, as well as tribal governments and local non-governmental organizations, can partner together and begin submitting requests to access monkeypox vaccine through the recently announced...
SF HIV Cases Creep Up, Maybe Due to Changes in Testing – POZ
The number of new HIV diagnoses in San Francisco rose in 2021 for the first time in nearly a decade, although this could be due to changes in testing in the...
Classes at Lawrence T. Gay Memorial School tomorrow – Barbados Today
Students are set to return to the Spooner’s Hill, St. Michael plant of the Lawrence T Gay Memorial School when the new school year starts tomorrow.
Over the past few years, the...
Ezra Miller’s Allegations and Mental Health: A Timeline – Vulture
Ezra Miller. Photo: David M. Benett/Getty Images From beloved Perks of Being a Wallflower beginnings...
Utah LGBTQ+ Chamber pulls event from Zions Bank Founders Room – Q Salt Lake
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The Utah LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce moved an event planned at the Zions Bank Founders Room after the bank pulled support for Boise Pride over threats...
Fighting for LGBTQ+ voters in the Midterm Elections – Los Angeles Blade
LOS ANGELES – Lawmakers in Sacramento as well as Florida, Ohio and Louisiana have heard the heartbreaking testimony of a Central Valley, California teenager who says she regrets beginning a gender...
At AIDS Walk Delaware 2022, organizers raise awareness and offer monkeypox vaccines – WHYY
There were 3,724 people in Delaware living with HIV as of March 2022, according to the...
Grindr goes public with new gay CEO & majority LGBTQ+ board – Los Angeles...
WEST HOLLYWOOD – Grindr, the dating and hookup app that boasts about 11 million gay, bisexual, transgender and queer users per month around the world, is preparing to go public this...
‘We Need This Here’: Exeter Practice Offering LGBTQ+ Healthcare Services – eagletimes.com
EXETER — Members of the LGBTQ+ community have specific health care concerns and often find it difficult to access a provider to meet their needs on the Seacoast.Many patients, particularly...
SF health dept. expands MPX vaccines to non-city residents through Oct. 2 – Bay...
As San Francisco continues its efforts to rein in monkeypox, the city is getting help in the form of 10,000 additional Jynneos vaccines from the federal government, just in time for...
U.S. senators criticize federal health officials for lagging monkeypox response – Kansas Reflector
WASHINGTON — Congress held its first hearing on monkeypox Wednesday, with lawmakers rebuking federal public health officials for their slow response to the outbreak, even though the hearing came four months...
CU Researcher Describes First Cases of Encephalomyelitis Resulting From Monkeypox Virus – University of...
As the monkeypox outbreak continues to spread around the globe, a rare but potentially serious complication of the virus has been discovered by Daniel Pastula, MD, MHS, associate professor of neurology and infectious diseases at the University of Colorado...
Low risk of monkeypox spread noted in health workers – CIDRAP
In a report today of 313 healthcare workers (HCWs) exposed to monkeypox in Colorado, none of them contracted the virus, despite few wearing the recommended personal protective equipment (PPE) or receiving...
Virus roundup: Health officials encourage people to get an updated Covid-19 booster by Halloween...
NIH is launching a new clinical trial to study the efficacy of TPOXX in monkeypox patients, a study finds two doses of a vaccine may reduce your risk of long Covid...
Different Takes: Religion and Health Care Shouldn’t Mix; Breathing Dirty Air Could Cause Cancer...
Editorial writers weigh in on these public health topics. The New York Times: Extreme Religious Liberty Is Undermining Public Health A federal judge ruled...
WebMD Announces 2022 Health Heroes: A physician, veteran, a neuroscientist, and three college students...
NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WebMD today announced the winners of the 2022 WebMD Health Heroes Awards, which this year honor everyday heroes who are confronting the nation's mental...