All posts tagged "public health"
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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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Minneapolis Considers Allowing Bathhouses and Adult Sex Venues
Proposed ordinances would amend a 1988 ban to allow and regulate businesses permitting on-premises sexual activity between consenting adults.
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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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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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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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Malaysian Police Arrest 20+ in Raid on Gay Men’s Gathering
Police in Malaysia arrested over 20 men at a private gathering; advocates say it was an HIV outreach event, not a sex party.
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Gay, Bi Men More Critical of Government’s Response to Monkeypox
A poll from the Pew Research Center says that gay and bisexual men in the United States are more concerned about the recent monkeypox outbreak...
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Monkeypox “Circulating Globally in Some Parts of the Gay Community,” CDC Reports
Public health officials are urging gay and bi men to be vigilant about monkeypox infections, with some cases linked to LGBTQ gatherings.
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Pence cites past response to Indiana’s HIV epidemic to justify pick as coronavirus point-person
Vice President makes argument for federalism to fight potential epidemic during interview with Rush Limbaugh
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Trump fires entire Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
Former advisers hint that Trump-Pence administration intends to pursue abstinence-only approach to public health
