LDH, community partners announce Monkeypox vaccine events in Baton Rouge | La Dept. –...
The Louisiana Department of Health, the East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor’s Office and other community partners are hosting a series of monkeypox and COVID-19 vaccination events in Baton Rouge, starting Saturday,...
Press Briefing by White House Monkeypox Response Team and Public Health Officials – The...
Via Teleconference 2:24 P.M. EDT MR. FENTON: Good afternoon. I’m Bob Fenton, the White House Monkeypox Response Coordinator. Today, HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Dawn O’Connell will cover our ongoing...
Douglas County Health Department reports 21 monkeypox cases – KETV Omaha
WEBSITE WAISTLINE.ORG. DOUGLAS COUNTY REPORTS 21 CASES OF MONKEYPOX. MOST OF THOSE CASES ARE IN MEN TODAY. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS REMINDING PEOPLE HOW THE VIRUS SPREADS THAT INCLUDES SEX...
Smart Socks May Cut Hospital Fall Rates in At-Risk Patients – HealthDay News
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Use of the Smart Sock system may reduce hospital fall rates among fall-risk patients, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in...
Decades after HIV epidemic, officials warn against stigmatizing monkeypox – MLive.com
The majority of monkeypox cases identified in the U.S. to date have been among men who have had sexual or close contact with other men.To acknowledge that data point isn’t a...
Falling monkeypox cases have health officials ‘cautiously optimistic’ – The Washington Post
Listen8 minComment on this storyCommentGift ArticleAfter three months of surging monkeypox cases, the worldwide outbreak may have peaked, amid evidence that gay men are curbing risky sexual behaviors and more...
Anthony Fauci is stepping down: How did he become the bogeyman of covid-19 conspiracy...
Anthony Fauci’s announcement this week that he plans to retire from government service after nearly a half-century has unleashed a new wave of vitriol on the right. “Someone needs to grab...
Brain Changes ID’d in WTC Responders With Cognitive Impairment – HealthDay News
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- World Trade Center (WTC) responders with cognitive impairment (CI) and/or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appear to have altered white matter tracts, according to...
Vitamin D Supplementation May Aid New-Onset Pediatric T1DM – HealthDay News
THURSDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- High-dose vitamin D supplementation in pediatric patients with new-onset type 1 diabetes may reduce complications, according to a study published online Aug. 18...
Researchers interview transgender and gender expansive individuals regarding genitourinary health issues – Urology Times
A recent qualitative study with transgender and gender-diverse participants yielded several insights related to genitourinary health issues.“Many transgender and nonbinary people are on gender-affirming hormonal therapy, yet we don't have a...
Breastfeeding Can Protect Hearts of Mom, Baby Long Term – HealthDay News
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Breastfeeding can deliver long-term heart benefits to both mother and child, a new statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) says.The immune systems of...
Dementia Risk in Seniors Varies With Type of Sedentary Behavior – HealthDay News
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For older adults, time spent watching television is associated with increased dementia risk, even after adjustment for confounding variables, including physical activity, according...
LA Public Health Expands Monkeypox Vaccine Eligibility – The Pride LA
Persons of any gender or sexual orientation who engaged in commercial and/or transactional sex in the past 14 days now eligible By Dolores Quintana Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of...
Perceptions of monkeypox from those most at risk: men who have … – World...
Since the current global monkeypox outbreak emerged in Europe, the majority of cases have been found in men who have sex with men (MSM), and in particular those who have multiple...
Local Health Departments Offering Monkeypox Vaccine on Limited Basis – Wheeling Intelligencer
A woman administers the monkeypox vaccine at a walk-in clinic at the North Jersey Community Research Initiative in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) <!--...
Monkeypox Cases May Be Leveling Off In LA, Health Officials Say – LAist
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Virginia expands monkeypox vaccine eligibility – Virginia Mercury
More Virginians will be able to receive the monkeypox vaccine after the state expanded eligibility as a result of federal changes to how the shots can be administered.
On Thursday the Virginia...
Monkeypox awareness at Jersey City Pride Festival Saturday and chance to get vaccinated off-site...
The Jersey City-based Hyacinth Foundation will be offering the monkeypox vaccine this weekend, but you won’t find it anywhere near the city’s annual Pride Festival.With the virus overwhelmingly afflicting the LGBTQ+...
LGBTQ Teachers Struggle to Navigate Florida’s So-Called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law – TIME
Daffne Cruz, an assistant principal in Polk County, Florida, says last year her district gave her LGBTQ-inclusive “safe space” stickers to distribute throughout the school. This year, when Cruz, who is...
Opinion | 5 Ways to Improve Our National Response to Monkeypox – POLITICO
As a nation, we must not ignore diseases as they spread around the world, because we know that viruses don’t respect political borders. We must demand that our elected leaders continue...
Opinion | When It Comes to Monkeypox, Destigmatize Care For the LGBTQ People –...
As a nation, we must not ignore diseases as they spread around the world, because we know that viruses don’t respect political borders. We must demand that our elected leaders continue...
A look at monkeypox and Fulton County’s push to vaccinate – CBS 46 News
ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) - On Thursday, Fulton County will offer walk-in monkeypox vaccinations at the Neighborhood Union Health Center, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.“Due to limited supply, only sexually active...
Court: Arkansas can’t ban treatment of transgender kids – The Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday said Arkansas can’t enforce its ban on transgender children receiving gender-affirming medical care.A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit...
Orange County reports 1st monkeypox case in person under 18 – Spectrum News 1
SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS) — Orange County health officials Wednesday confirmed the county's first case of monkeypox in a person under age 18.No details about the case or the patient were released....
Idaho can’t enforce abortion ban in medical emergencies – WHEC
A federal judge in Idaho has barred the state from enforcing a strict abortion ban in medical emergencies over concerns that it violates a federal law on emergency care. The ruling...
Gay men in Richmond frustrated with monkeypox vaccine supply, invasive form – Culpeper Star-Exponent
To obtain a monkeypox vaccine in the city of Richmond or Henrico County, residents are asked to fill out an interest form that asks several personal questions: Do you visit sex...
Cuyahoga County monkeypox cases top 60, with the majority in Cleveland, officials say –...
As of Tuesday, there were 61 cases of monkeypox in Cuyahoga County, the majority affecting gay or bisexual men who live in the city of Cleveland, health officials said Wednesday during...
Ron Johnson changes tune on gay marriage bill: ‘Completely unnecessary’ – Washington Blade
Amid fears monkeypox would spread at an increased rate at the end of summer as gay men gather in close quarters for dance parties and other celebrations, health experts are starting...
DOH reports four additional monkeypox cases in Hawaiʻi – Hawaii State Department of Health
DOH reports four additional monkeypox cases in Hawaiʻi
Posted on Aug 24, 2022 in Newsroom
HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is reporting four additional cases of monkeypox.
“With nearly 16,000...
D.C. Health expands eligibility criteria for monkeypox vaccine – Washington Blade
The D.C. Department of Health announced on Aug. 12 that it has expanded one of its main eligibility criteria for the monkeypox vaccine from men who have sex with men who...
Gay Congressman Mondaire Jones Loses Primary – Metro Weekly
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Gay & bi men reduce sexual partners to fight monkeypox exposure – LGBTQ Nation
The spread of monkeypox is causing men who have sex with men (MSM) to reduce their numbers of sexual partners, according to survey results released this week by the Centers of...
Monkeypox FAQs | VA Maryland Health Care – Veterans Affairs
How is VA addressing the Monkeypox outbreak?
VA continues to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) clinical, infection control, and contact investigation guidance. VA has chartered a Monkeypox Coordination...
Gay incumbent challenges petition signatures of gay opponent in ANC race – Washington Blade
Only ten of D.C.’s 34 known LGBTQ Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners are running for reelection in the city’s Nov. 8 general election, according to the most up to date list of ANC...
Monkeypox: NJ tries to combat false info on who can get it and how...
As soon as monkeypox cases rose in the U.S. this summer and the disease entered the public consciousness, wild —and false — claims began to spread almost as fast as the...