As monkeypox cases rise, half of NYC’s sexual health clinics have suspended services –...
Monkeypox skin lesions can appear all over the body, but most have occurred on the genitals and anus, driving some to seek treatment at sexual health clinics that offer free and...
Ditch LGBTQ Health Bias Rule Suit From Boston, HHS Asks Court – Bloomberg Law
A lawsuit over a 2020 Trump administration rule interpreting Obamacare’s anti-discrimination section as not prohibiting bias based on sexual orientation or gender identity in health-care services should be dismissed, the Department...
As monkeypox spreads, some Louisianans struggle to get care, vaccine – WWNO
This story was originally published by the Louisiana Illuminator.It took New Orleans resident Jared Zeringue three days of incessant calling to find a dose of the monkeypox vaccine in Louisiana.First, he...
Vulnerable to monkeypox in Louisiana, they struggle to get vaccine, care – Louisana Illuminator
It took New Orleans resident Jared Zeringue three days of incessant calling to find a dose of the monkeypox vaccine in Louisiana. First, he contacted New Orleans health care offices listed...
Tucker Carlson suggests giving monkeypox this new, gay-related name – Queerty
Tucker Carlson (Photo: YouTube)
Fox News host Tucker Carlson seems to think it’s funny that lots of gay men are acquiring monkeypox.
On his show last night, he responded to calls for the...
CDC and public health agencies muddy the message on monkeypox – Vox.com
Covid-19 revealed a lot of embarrassing shortcomings in the US public health system. The CDC struggled early in the pandemic to get usable tests to doctors and health clinics. Data reporting...
‘It’s scary’: Gay men confront a health crisis with echoes of the past –...
It was happy hour at a gay bar in Harlem, 4West Lounge, and the after-work crowd had come to drink rum punch and watch “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
But instead, perched on stools,...
Monkeypox outbreak: California releases first data report, revealing disproportionate toll on LGBTQ community –...
As monkeypox cases quickly spread across California, the virus is inflicting an uneven toll on gay and bisexual men, according to new data released Friday by the state Department of Public...
Monkeypox emergencies declared in San Francisco, New York – The Washington Post
Listen5 minComment on this storyCommentGift ArticleSan Francisco and the state of New York declared public health emergencies Thursday amid the growing monkeypox outbreak, the latest in escalating measures in response...
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...
Department of Health | News | Governor Murphy and N.J. Department of Health Commissioner...
New Jersey's local and county health departments are community-based public health service and a first point of contact for questions about public health services or health...
Monekypox vaccines – CT.gov
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07/28/2022 Connecticut Department Of Public Health Provides Update On Monkeypox Vaccines FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 28, 2022
CONTACT: Chris Boyle, Director of Communications
(860) 706-9654 –...
Tips For Professionals To Better Support Trans Patients – Healthline
About two years ago, I had my first medical interaction as an out trans person. Because LGBTQIA+ circles are the ones I call home, I decided to ask some friends about...
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 –...
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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...