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...
Biden Rule Would Strengthen Health Protections for Gay and Transgender People – The New...
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Monday that it intends to enshrine anti-discrimination protections for gay and transgender people in the Affordable Care Act — a proposal that would officially reverse...
As Monkeypox Spread in New York, 300,000 Vaccine Doses Sat in Denmark – The...
On the Thursday before Pride Weekend last month, hundreds of men dropped what they were doing and raced to a city-run health clinic in Manhattan. Finally, more than a month after...
Palm Springs mayor calls on CDC, CDPH to shift strategies with monkeypox vaccines –...
Palm Springs Mayor Lisa Middleton is calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the California Department of Public Health to shift their strategy when it comes to acquiring and...
A big investment for healthy communities in Wilmington – 1150AM/101.7FM WDEL
Healthy Communities Delaware is getting an injection of three million dollars through a public-private investment from the State of Delaware and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware.Highmark is matching the...
The Best Way to Slow the Spread of Monkeypox – TIME
Only July 23rd, World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). It was a contentious decision, with WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus making the...
Discrimination Still Harms LGBTQ+ Mental Health – Everyday Health
“I am a homosexual. I am a psychiatrist.”When these words were uttered in 1972 at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in Dallas, the medical group still considered...
Walgreens taps The Old Gays to tout its digital prescription services – Drug Store...
Walgreens has come up with an innovative way to introduce customers to its digital prescription services.The retailer has created a video featuring The Old Gays, a team comprised of Jessay Martin,...
Perspective | The HIV rights activist whose work can guide the abortion rights movement...
Listen8 minComment on this storyCommentGift ArticleThe U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade means that in 17 states with trigger bans, abortion is already illegal or will soon be....
Fauci Says Gay Men Should Get Monkeypox Vaccine First – Newsweek
Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to the president, has said men who have sex with men (MSM) should be among those prioritized for the monkeypox vaccine in the United States.Monkeypox...
Health disparities percolate into work-based coverage – Axios
The more than 150 million Americans who get their health coverage through work face significant inequities by race and ethnicity while managing complex health conditions, a new analysis from Morgan Health...
Monday Mind Talks: Here’s how societal pressure affects the mental health of genderqueer teenagers...
LGBT individuals have become more accepted and welcomed in India during the past decade, particularly in urban areas. However, the majority of LGBT persons in India continue to live a secretive...
Biden Rule Would Strengthen Health Protections for Gay and … – The New York...
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Monday that it intends to enshrine anti-discrimination protections for gay and transgender people in the Affordable Care Act — a proposal that would officially reverse...
Senior Health Official: Monkeypox ‘Can Be Contained’ in U.S. – TIME
Monkeypox “can be contained” in the U.S., with the goal of eventually eliminating the illness as testing and vaccinations ramp up, the White House’s Covid-19 response coordinator said. Ashish Jha...
Monkeypox vaccine pop-ups overwhelmed as at-risk gay men rush to get jab – iNews
Monkeypox vaccine pop-ups in London have been overwhelmed as at-risk gay men rush to get the jab. Some people queued for more than four hours at a pop-up at Guy’s Hospital...
Ohio’s hostile politics have turned my friends into LGBTQ refugees, fleeing the state just...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A couple weeks ago, a friend from high school sent me a text saying, “OMFG I can’t believe how awful things are!” Then I asked her if we...
Responding to the monkeypox outbreak: perspectives of clinicians treating patients with the disease –...
In just over two months a global outbreak of monkeypox in non-endemic countries has led to more than 15 000 cases, with over two thirds reported in the WHO European Region....
Why Did Sebastian Köhn Get Monkeypox? – The American Conservative
A reader sends this gruesome Guardian story about a gay NYC man's experience with monkeypox. The reader highlights Sebastian Köhn's (the victim's) description of the pain of having this disease. Excerpts:...
WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency as infections soar – The Washington Post
Listen7 minComment on this storyCommentGift ArticleThe World Health Organization on Saturday declared the international monkeypox outbreak a global emergency, a decision that underscores concerns about rapidly spreading infections sparked by...
Achieving the Triple Aim for Sexual and Gender Minorities | NEJM – nejm.org
Recently enacted and proposed legislation threatens the fundamental rights of members of sexual and gender minority (SGM) groups in the United States. Many of these policies harm health and limit access...
City officials hit bars and clubs to spread word about monkeypox – Spectrum News...
After 5 p.m. on Friday, Friend's Tavern, a gay bar in Queens, served up more than cocktails — there were flyers passed around the bar with information about monkeypox, the virus...
The Agony of an Early Case of Monkeypox – The New Yorker
On the evening before Juneteenth, Joseph Osmundson, one of my best friends and a microbiologist at N.Y.U., texted me: “We think Andy has monkeypox.” Two nights earlier, our friend Andy, as...