All posts tagged "LGBTQ health"
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Drug Overdose Spike in D.C. Prompts Warning from HIPS
The nonprofit urges residents to take precautions as heat, poor air quality, and the holiday weekend may increase the risk of overdose.
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Demetre Daskalakis to Throw First Pitch at Pride Night Out
Team DC will honor the LGBTQ health leader and former White House adviser before the Nationals' Pride Night OUT on Wednesday.
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Rare Livestock Skin Disease Found in Gay Men in Europe
Doctors in France and Spain are investigating clusters of dermatophilosis spreading among men who have sex with men.
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Man with HIV “Cured” After Stem Cell Transplant
A man with HIV entered long-term remission after receiving HIV-resistant stem cells through a bone marrow transplant to treat cancer.
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DeSantis Restores Funding to Protect HIV Medication Access
A $31 million stopgap restores eligibility and keeps 12,000 Floridians on life-saving HIV medications through June.
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D.C. Council Moves to Guarantee PrEP and PEP Coverage
Zachary Parker’s bill blocks insurers from limiting coverage to a single HIV prevention drug and protects access to PrEP and PEP.
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Injectable PrEP Does Not Interfere With Hormone Therapy
A study suggests twice-yearly Yeztugo offers HIV prevention without adversely affecting gender-affirming care.
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U.K. Identifies New Hybrid Strain of Mpox
Experts say the new strain highlights the virus's ability to evolve, and urge at-risk groups to get vaccinated as a precaution.
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Catholic Hospitals Banned From Providing Gender-Affirming Care
Most Catholic hospitals already refused gender-affirming care, but new guidance from U.S. bishops now forbids it.
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Deadlier Mpox Strain Detected in Los Angeles County
Health officials confirm three cases of a more lethal mpox strain with no travel links, raising concern about possible community spread.
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STI Rates in the U.S. Declined for the Third Straight Year
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention credits doxy PEP for helping curb the spread of gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia.
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Hundreds Line Up at G-A-Y Bar for Gonorrhea Vaccine, DoxyPEP
London’s G-A-Y Bar partnered with 56 Dean Street to host a pop-up sexual health clinic offering vaccines, DoxyPEP, and STI prevention advice.
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Whitman-Walker’s Walk & 5K to End HIV is Saturday, Sept. 20
The event seeks to raise $500,000 to help fund Whitman-Walker's HIV testing, outreach, prevention, and treatment services.
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WHO Declares End to Africa’s Mpox Emergency
The World Health Organization warns the threat isn’t over even as case numbers fall and vaccine orders continue.
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Trump Agrees to Restore Deleted HIV, LGBTQ Health Webpages
Federal health webpages on HIV, LGBTQ issues were deleted under Trump orders erasing transgender identity and opposing DEI.
