NYC Health Dept reassigns senior epidemiologist who publicly disagreed with city’s monkeypox messaging –...
New York state recently expanded its law protecting whistleblowers. The statute prohibits employers from taking retaliatory action against an employee for disclosing information about a practice they reasonably believe “poses a...
Gay man drives 5,000 miles from US to Canada to get monkeypox vaccine –...
As Americans struggle to obtain the monkeypox vaccine, some queer men are travelling abroad to ensure they're protected. (Marlena Sloss for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Analysis | With their new spending deal, Democrats could avoid a 2024 headache –...
Comment on this storyCommentGift ArticleGood morning, everybody. On this day five years ago, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) gave a dramatic thumbs down to Republicans’ years-long quest to repeal and replace...
Monkeypox Straining Already Overstretched Public Health System – The Pew Charitable Trusts
Deep into their third year of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, local and state public health workers are battered, depleted and, in many places, demoralized.
And now, they face a rapidly spreading...
‘It’s Scary’: Gay Men Confront a Health Crisis With Echoes of the Past –...
Motley FoolIs There any Hope for Teladoc Stock in 2023?If you bought shares of Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) at almost any point in the last three years, you're sitting on some...
More than 1 in 8 LGBTQ people live in states where doctors can refuse...
South Carolina became the seventh state last month to permit health care providers to decline to serve people if they feel doing so would violate their religious beliefs. As a result, more...
How Trauma Can Drastically Increase Suicide Risk for LGBTQ Youth – Healthline
Share on PinterestNew research from The Trevor Project finds that the more trauma LGBTQIA+ youth deal with, the higher their risk of suicide can become. Hill Street Studios/Getty ImagesNew research finds...
WHO advises men who have sex with men to ‘limit partners’ amid monkeypox –...
WHO advises gay, bisexual men to 'limit partners' amid monkeypox
New WHO monkeypox advice urges men who have sex with men to limit partners...
Listen6 minComment on this storyCommentGift ArticleThe head of the World Health Organization has suggested that men who have sex with men temporarily limit their number of sexual partners while monkeypox...
The COVID lessons we didn’t learn for the monkeypox outbreak – WBUR News
Monkeypox is spreading across the country.More than 4,600 cases reported as of July 27th in the U.S. That's a 50% increase in two days.COVID was supposed to be a wake up...
Gay California Senator Wiener calls for monkeypox state of emergency – Bay Area Reporter,...
With monkeypox on the rise throughout California, and particularly in San Francisco, gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) is calling upon officials for both polities to declare a state of...
Op-Ed: Monkeypox is an emergency because we’ve neglected LGBTQ health – Los Angeles Times
As gay men working in medicine, watching the monkeypox virus spread through our community has been devastating.On Saturday the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency. But in New...
Monkeypox case found in Pitt County – WITN
PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - The Pitt County Health Department says a case of monkeypox has been found in Pitt County.Public Health Director Dr. John Silvernail says a report on July...
WHO suggests gay, bisexual men reduce sex partners due to monkeypox – STAT
Men who have sex with men should consider limiting the number of sexual partners they have to reduce their risk of contracting monkeypox, the director-general of the World Health Organization said...
Everything You Need to Know About Monkeypox—and Not Just You Gays – TheStranger.com
Like an insistent, annoying customer trying to cut in line at the coffee shop, here comes monkeypox to butt into our lives. We were full-up on viruses before this new one...
Long COVID Is More Common in Bisexual and Trans People. The Reasons Why Are...
For over two years, 27-year-old Edi Whitehead hasn’t been able to stand for more than a few minutes without feeling like they are going to pass out. Since contracting COVID-19 in...
The link between race and health, in 5 charts – The Daily Briefing
While access to health insurance has long been considered a "great equalizer among patients," a new study published by NORC found that racial and ethnic identifiers are greater indicators of health...
Monkeypox: Queer men to be offered vaccines in Ireland after mounting pressure – PinkNews
LGBTQ+ campaigners have accused the Irish government of failing to manage the monkeypox outbreak. (Hollie Adams/Getty Images) The Irish government has announced...
‘I Warned of the Monkeypox Risk to Gay Men, Things Haven’t Changed Since AIDS’...
Standing in Foley Square, Manhattan, on Thursday, July 21, ahead of our first big protest against the treatment of the LGBTQ community around monkeypox, I thought to myself, "We need to...
PHAC urges gay, bisexual men to practise safe sex as monkeypox spreads – CBC...
The Public Health Agency of Canada is urging gay and bisexual men to practise safe sex and limit the number of their sexual partners as it confronts the monkeypox outbreak.Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health...
Op-Ed: Monkeypox became an emergency because we’ve neglected LGBTQ community health – Los Angeles...
As gay men working in medicine, watching the monkeypox virus spread through our community has been devastating.On Saturday the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency. But in New...
Monkeypox exposes inequities within gay community in vaccine … – The Washington Post
Comment on this storyCommentGift ArticleTwo gay friends in New York infected with monkeypox in July fought to get limited antiviral medication to relieve excruciating pain caused by anal-rectal lesions. Sebastian...
City-county health department poised to respond as monkeypox spreads – Leader-Telegram
EAU CLAIRE — The World Health Organization on Saturday declared this summer’s monkeypox outbreak a global health crisis as the disease spreads across 75 different countries.The designation indicates that WHO...
Monkeypox Town Hall: Wed., July 27 @ West Hollywood City Council Chambers – Yahoo...
Los Angeles Blade, City of West Hollywood and LGBTQ+, non-profit and advocacy groups partner in community event on emerging virusExpert panel to convene to discuss the emerging monkeypox crisis, the state...
In Chicago, demand for monkeypox vaccine exceeds supply – Courthouse News Service
As of Tuesday, the Chicago Public Health Department has posted a partial list of vaccine distribution sites on its monkeypox information page, including several Howard Brown clinics.TPAN has also posted a...
Health officials announce first female monkeypox case in Georgia – CBS 46 News
ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) - Georgia health officials have announced the first female monkeypox case in the state. She is the first female case among more than 250 in Georgia. Georgia has...
LGBTQ+ patients can find high-quality care at Sanford Health – Sanford Health News
Sanford Health is committed to investing in underserved communities by creating equitable and inclusive access to care.
In acknowledging the health disparities present in the LGBTQ+ community across the country, Sanford Health...
Gay, Trans Men Get Monkeypox Vaccine in Maricopa County – Phoenix New Times
Hundreds of people received their first dose of the monkeypox vaccine last week during a clinic in Phoenix aimed at LGBTQ people at high risk for the virus.
Some 611 people were...
White House May Bolster Gay, Transgender Protection In ACA Rules – Kaiser Health News
Media outlets report on words from the Biden administration on reinforced anti-discrimination protections for people in the LGBTQ+ community in the Affordable Care Act. Separately, a federal lawsuit...
Rep. Glenn Thompson opposed same-sex marriage before gay son’s wedding – The Washington Post
Listen5 minComment on this storyCommentGift ArticleRep. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) last week voted against federal legislation that would require states to recognize same-sex marriages. Three days later, the congressman attended his...
First Edition: July 26, 2022 – Kaiser Health News
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations. KHN: Even Well-Intended Laws Can’t Protect Us From Inaccurate Provider Directories If you have medical...
Philly’s LGBTQ network has rushed to offer monkeypox information and services amid slow public...
Philadelphia consultant Jason Evans woke up one recent morning to five text messages from people desperate to protect themselves against the monkeypox virus, which has been spreading quickly in the city’s...
GOP lawmaker attended gay son’s wedding days after voting against marriage equality – Axios
Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) was one of 157 Republicans who voted against codifying the right to same-sex marriage last week. Three days later, he attended the wedding of his son, who...
Georgians scramble for monkeypox-fighting vaccine as supply lags spike in cases – Georgia Recorder
Georgia health experts are on high alert as the number of people infected with monkeypox surges following a slow rollout of vaccinations for a virus that’s just been declared a global...
LGBT Center focuses on monkeypox as cases in NC rise – Spectrum News
RALEIGH, N.C. — Concerns are growing in North Carolina after the World Health Organization declared the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency.Vaccination efforts are underway across the state, including in Cumberland...