Amazon bought One Medical. People are worried about their privacy – San Francisco Chronicle
Amazon’s $3.9 billion acquisition San Francisco’s One Medical swiftly raised privacy concerns about what the online retail giant might have planned with the health care company’s medical data.One Medical, a membership-based...
‘I’ve had my monkeypox vaccine and it’s really important other gay men do too’...
A gay man who has had his monkeypox vaccine has warned other gay and bisexual men to ignore the risk of stigma and get inoculated. Rossi, from Cardiff, has...
NCDHHS secretary says most state monkeypox cases are from one group – Spectrum News
RALEIGH, N.C. — The secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said there is a massive disparity in monkeypox cases.
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NCDHHS secretary spoke at length...
Students condemn UT-Dallas professor for homophobic tweet about monkeypox – The Texas Tribune
For LGBTQ mental health support, call the Trevor Project’s 24/7 toll-free support line at 866-488-7386. You can also reach a trained crisis counselor through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by calling...
Oregon’s monkeypox response focuses on LGBT community, state says – OregonLive
Oregon officials are working with the LGBTQIA+ community in an effort to stamp out a growing outbreak of monkeypox, a virus transmitted primarily through close contact that has already been identified...
SF health commission told monkeypox still affecting mostly gay, bi men – Bay Area...
Six weeks after the first monkeypox case was identified in San Francisco, nearly all cases in the city are still occurring among gay and bisexual men, according to a report presented...
Tennis Star Daria Kasatkina Comes Out As Gay – Women’s Health
Russia’s No 1 female tennis star has spoken openly about being in a relationship with a woman, and admits that “living in peace with yourself is all that matters.”
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Respect for Marriage Act: How Ohio lawmakers voted on gay marriage – The Cincinnati...
Four Ohio Republicans joined Democrats in Congress Tuesday in approving legislation that would enshrine federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriage. All Democrats in Ohio's congressional delegation voted for the measure, along...
LGBT students denounce UT-Dallas professor who wants ‘a cure for homosexuality’ – The Dallas...
Students at the University of Texas at Dallas want action taken against a faculty member who is defending his comments calling for “cure for homosexuality.”Timothy Farage, a computer science professor, tweeted...
Department of Health | News | Governor Murphy and New Jersey Health Commissioner Outline...
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...
UK buys more vaccines for monkeypox as cases top 2,100 – The Seattle Times
LONDON (AP) — British has bought another 100,000 doses of vaccine to stop monkeypox as the number of cases across the country has risen to more than 2,130, the majority of...
Gay men make up 82% of D.C. monkeypox cases – Washington Blade
D.C. Department of Health Director Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt told reporters at a Monday press conference that as of Sunday, July 17, there were 122 reported cases of monkeypox in the District...
Years Of Neglect Hinder Health Clinics On Front Lines Of Monkeypox Battle – Kaiser...
Decades of underfunding have left sexual health clinics across the U.S. "stretched to capacity" and ill-equipped to handle yet another epidemic, says David Harvey, executive director of the...
More monkeypox vaccines are coming to D.C. as cases and demand rise – Axios
D.C. has received 8,300 monkeypox vaccine doses, with 4,000 more arriving next week — but demand still far outstrips supply.Driving the news: Mayor Muriel Bowser told CBS News' "Face the Nation"...
Monkeypox concerns grow as virus cases increase in – Chicago Tribune
Chicago public health officials reported 173 monkeypox cases on Monday — up from 105 last week — and with vaccines scarce and hard to find, alarm is growing among doctors and...
Local analysis shows elevated risk factors for LGBT youth in SLO County – KCBX
Every two years, California’s public school students have an opportunity to participate in the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) through the Department of Education.“This is a way for students to have...
How often should PrEP users be tested for STIs? – aidsmap
Dutch researchers have found that 79% of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) diagnosed during PrEP users’ routine three-monthly checkups were asymptomatic. They also found that over half (52%) of these infections would...
NYC’s monkeypox case count surpasses 600 – Spectrum News NY1
The number of presumed monkeypox cases detected in New York City has surpassed 600 amid an ongoing shortage of vaccines to combat the outbreak, officials said Monday. As of Monday, 618...
Opinion | You are being misled about monkeypox – The Washington Post
Listen5 minComment on this storyCommentGift ArticleBenjamin Ryan has been covering infectious disease and LGBTQ health for two decades and contributes to the New York Times, NBC News, the Guardian and...
Hospital Chain Blocks Fertility Coverage for Its LGBTQ Employees (1) – Bloomberg Law
An Illinois-based Catholic hospital system that employs more than 24,000 people will only cover fertility treatment for workers in opposite-sex marriages, a policy some lawyers say could run afoul of federal...
Ted Cruz just issued a not-so-thinly veiled threat to gay marriage – Mic
When the lopsidedly conservative Supreme Court overturned the federal right to reproductive health care last month, it was not simply a seismic, and horrific, repeal of bodily autonomy for millions of...
Business Health Insurance Company Evry Health Expands Texas Coverage to Austin, San Antonio and...
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Evry Health, a tech-savvy employer health insurance company, announced today it has expanded its reliable, value-based health care to Austin, Houston and San Antonio. Launched earlier this year with a...
Business Health Insurance Company Evry Health Expands Texas Coverage to Austin, San Antonio and...
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Evry Health, a tech-savvy employer health insurance company, announced today it has expanded its reliable, value-based health care to Austin, Houston and San Antonio. Launched earlier this year with a...
NYC Monkeypox Patients Face Painful Symptoms and Struggle For Care – The New York...
Although he was covered with lesions, it took four hours of phone calls, and then five hours in a Harlem emergency room, for Gabriel Morales to be tested for the monkeypox...
Efforts to curb monkeypox stymied by other public health threats, vaccine shortages – UPI...
WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- Efforts to curb the spread of monkeypox in the United States -- especially in communities of gay and bisexual men hardest hit by the virus --...
Opinion | You are being misled about monkeypox – The Washington Post – The...
Listen5 minComment on this storyCommentGift ArticleBenjamin Ryan has been covering infectious disease and LGBTQ health for two decades and contributes to the New York Times, NBC News, the Guardian and...
Debate Over Monkeypox Messaging Divides N.Y.C. Health … – The New York Times
The spread of monkeypox has ignited a debate within the New York City Health Department over whether the agency should encourage gay men to reduce their number of sexual partners during...
Ted Cruz Sparks Democrat Fury Over Gay Marriage Comments: ‘Disgrace’ – Newsweek
Texas Senator Ted Cruz has sparked fury from Democrats for saying the Supreme Court was "clearly wrong" to legalize same-sex marriage.The Supreme Court's bombshell ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health...
Long Beach officials report city’s 1st suspected monkeypox case – Los Angeles Times
Long Beach identified its first suspected case of monkeypox, health officials announced Saturday.An adult Long Beach resident, who has no recent travel history or known contacts with others who are infected,...
After Roe’s reversal, founders of women’s health startups prepare for battle – TechCrunch
Advocates and organizers had been preparing for Roe v. Wade to be overturned since the U.S. Supreme Court draft decision leaked in early May. But Nadya Okamoto, co-founder of period care...
Monkeypox is hitting LGBTQ communities hard. Leaders want more help – USA TODAY
Monkeypox is hitting LGBTQ communities hard. Leaders want more helpNews Sports Entertainment Life Money Tech Travel Opinion LGBTQ leaders are demanding more testing kits, vaccines and additional health workers to limit...
South Korean capital celebrates 1st Pride parade in 3 years – The Associated Press...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of gay rights supporters marched under heavy police guard in the South Korean capital on Saturday as they celebrated the city’s first major Pride parade...
News Releases from Department of Health | DOH reports two additional monkeypox cases –...
DOH reports two additional monkeypox cases
Posted on Jul 15, 2022 in Newsroom
HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) has identified two additional cases of monkeypox. This brings the total...
Gay men eligible for monkeypox vaccine in Los Angeles County – Q Voice News
Gay and bisexual men and transgender people in Los Angeles County with a rectal gonorrhea or early syphilis diagnosis within the past three months are eligible to receive the monkeypox vaccine...
SF to get more than 4000 doses of monkeypox vaccine next week – San...
Federal health officials on Friday said thousands more doses of monkeypox vaccine will be delivered across the country in the coming weeks, and priority will be given to states and jurisdictions...