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I have never been to an orgy. So far as I know, I’ve never met anyone who has. Maybe I’m naïve, but I think that sort of thing still falls outside the...

Although only one case of monkeypox has been reported in Knox County, the Knox County Health Department is administering vaccines to those currently identified as high risk.Monkeypox is primarily spread through...

(NewsNation) — A gay couple in Washington, D.C., says they were attacked and beaten by a group of teenagers on the street, who were hurling slurs at them and accusing them...

WASHINGTON – Police were investigating a possible hate crime after two men said they were attacked by assailants who used a homophobic slur and referenced the monkeypox virus.The men told police they were were...

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To hear the voices of older Americans who confront high drug costs month in and month out is to hear fear and worry, anger and stress. Many say they are figuring...

Listen4 minComment on this storyCommentGift ArticleWith cases of monkeypox surging around the world, it’s not a good time to be a monkey.The primates have, in recent days, been physically attacked...

Axios on facebookAxios on twitterAxios on linkedinAxios on emailIllustration: Brendan Lynch/AxiosLocal health officials issued a public health emergency for monkeypox as the number of Austin-area cases reached 68.The big picture: In...

Sacramento County declared monkeypox a local public health emergency Tuesday afternoon amid a rise in cases. The emergency declaration allows the county to access funding and be more proactive in its...

READING, Pa. - "It's rapidly spreading and it's going to affect everybody," says Michelle Dech, the Executive Director of the LGBT Center of Greater Reading. "It's a human virus."With a...

Share on PinterestPeople wait in line to receive the Monkeypox vaccine before the opening of a new mass vaccination site at the Bushwick Education Campus in Brooklyn on July 17, 2022,...

The Polk County Health Department is offering monkeypox vaccines to eligible adults at highest risk for infection, with plans to open more appointments as doses become available.Residents with an increased likelihood of exposure...

Collaboration is crucial to support the sustainability of community partners and these groups will work together to monitor the evolving MPV landscape to impact response. About Gilead Sciences Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a...

Following a call from a state legislator in June, the head of the Louisiana Department of Health allegedly asked staff to scrub the agency’s online accounts of all content related to...

A couple pose for a photo ahead of a bike rally in Hanoi, Vietnam, in a September 24, 2017 file photo, to promote LGBTQ rights during the annual pride festival....

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Last week President Biden declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency.According to the CDC, there are 8,934 cases in the U.S, and 45 of those in...

As the White House declares a public health emergency for the latest outbreak of monkeypox, health officials in North Carolina have one message for residents: don’t panic. The US has tracked more...

HANOI (AFP: Being gay is not a disease, Vietnam has told its doctors, as it called on medical workers to end discrimination against the LGBT community. Campaigners...

Let Me Tell You is a new bespoke podcast series from  Hosts Daniel McConnell and Paul Hosford take a look back at some of the most dramatic moments in recent Irish...

Comment on this storyCommentGift ArticleGood morning, everyone. We’re baaaack. We were scheduled to publish Tuesday through Thursday this week, but we sat down at the keyboard this morning because we...

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION DECLARES MONKEYPOX A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY: “Declaring MPV to be a public health emergency is a crucial step forward in sounding the alarm and bringing much-needed urgency to the...

ROME, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Italy opened its vaccination campaign against monkeypox on Monday, as case numbers have increased at a time when health authorities are reporting vaccine shortages worldwide.Italy has...

"For the past several months, you may have noticed monkeypox being discussed with an increasing sense of alarm," John Oliver said on Sunday's Last Week Tonight. And "the spread of monkeypox...

Photo by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Monday, August 8, 2022 by Andrew Weber, KUT Austin health officials say they expect more monkeypox vaccine doses to...

State and city governments are walking a fine line as they move to confront the monkeypox outbreak, trying to spread awareness of the disease — which has thus far predominantly affected men...

At Seattle Central College on Capitol Hill, a line of more than 200 people snaked Saturday afternoon from the entrance on Broadway and wrapped around the block down Pine Street, all...

People who have already been exposed to monkeypox are the focus right now when it comes to vaccinations, according to the Iowa Department of Human Services earlier this week. According...

DANIA BEACH, Fl. – The Florida Board of Medicine on Friday voted to accept a request by Florida’s State Surgeon General for the Board to promulgate a rule prohibiting medical professionals...

Dr. Emily Drwiega from the University of Illinois Health and Maggie Butler, a registered nurse, prepare monkeypox vaccines at the Test Positive Aware Network nonprofit clinic in Chicago, Illinois, July 25,...

Listen5 minComment on this storyCommentGift ArticleA person who works at a day care in Illinois has tested positive for monkeypox and potentially exposed children, who are at higher risk for...

Decades before monkeypox, another outbreak was predominantly affecting gay men: HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Reporter Hank Plante was at ground zero for the epidemic: San Francisco."It sounds strange, but...

LONDON — British health authorities said Friday the monkeypox outbreak across the country may be peaking and that the epidemic’s growth rate has slowed.The U.K.’s Health Security Agency said in a...

The monkeypox outbreak that has spread around the world has disproportionately affected gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. But some public health experts are warning that the...

Some of the people most vulnerable to monkeypox may be getting overlooked for vaccines because of existing inequalities, LGBTQ+ communities have warned, while gay and bi men are having to rely...

When students return to campus this fall, the latest COVID variant isn’t the only virus they’ll have to worry about. Monkeypox, a painful but nonfatal virus spread primarily through skin contact,...