Health

The current MPX outbreak in U.S. appears to be slowing down, following its emergence in May and rapid acceleration in June, with most cases having been reported among gay and bisexual...

The Pasadena Public Health Department, Pasadena Public Library and Pasadena Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department will host Pasadena’s 7th annual National Coming Out Day Celebration from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m....

Post-exposure prophylaxis with the antibiotic lowers risk of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, according to the new study. Separately, warnings that a severe flu season is inbound, a prediction...

October is the National Bullying Prevention Month. Research demonstrates that bullying can compromise mental health. As a result, the United Nations has called for policies to address bullying as part of a rights-based...

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. (WMC) - This October, the Shelby County Health Department will offer evening and weekend availability for monkeypox vaccinations.As of Friday, Sept. 23, there have been 73 reports of...

Candidates in the race for one of Idaho’s Senate seats in the United States Congress covered a wide range of issues at a debate held Monday night, with an emphasis on...

PASADENA, Calif.—Pasadena Public Health Department, Pasadena Public Library and Pasadena Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department will host Pasadena’s 7th annual National Coming Out Day Celebration on Tuesday, Oct. 11, from...

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Following a series of violent threats directed at medical centers that care for transgender youth, the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association and Children’s Hospital Association urged U.S. Attorney General...

As Moore County approaches 30,000 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, the local Health Department is emphasizing the importance of vaccinations and booster shots.“Vaccination remains...

We finally got it: A splashy, gay big-studio romantic comedy – "Bros" – that features an all-LGBTQ principal cast.At a moment when support for gay marriage has never been higher at 71%, according to a Gallup poll this year....

Panama City, Fla. – The Bay County Health Department, Bay CHD, conducts saltwater beach water quality monitoring in accordance with the Healthy Beaches Monitoring Program. Water samples are collected twice a...

Over the course of seventeen years as a school counselor in Eugene, Sara Matteri has supported students through just about every kind of challenge a kid can face. When she started...

When the state and local health departments started referring to the monkeypox virus as MPX, it wasn’t long before more than the stigmatizing name started to disappear. So did the virus’...

Although it's legal in the state, it's still illegal to buy it because no one is producing it in-state. Other health news is from California, Colorado, New Hampshire,...

Released: 2022-10-04 A new article released today using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (2015 to 2018) examines the labour and economic characteristics of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people in Canada. Employment and...

California, home to the most culturally diverse population in the country and the fifth-largest Black population of any state, has a major opportunity to be a leader in health equity. But,...

Over the course of seventeen years as a school counselor in Eugene, Sara Matteri has supported students through just about every kind of challenge a kid can face. When she started...

The Lifelong AIDS Alliance began in 2001 when two Seattle organizations fighting AIDS — the Chicken Soup Brigade and the Northwest AIDS Foundation — merged into one. As the number of...

Effective today, the JYNNEOS vaccine is now available for: people who self-attest to being the sexual partners of gay, bisexual or other men who have sex with men or transgender people who...

WASHINGTON — As a wave of violent threats targeting medical professionals, children’s health care facilities, and parents and families continues across the country, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American Medical...

As the US population ages, the proportion of adults living with some sort of disability is projected to increase. Research has established that disability is not equally distributed in the population...

Doctor with vial of vaccine for monkeypox disease.gettyThe U.K.’s health secretary has declined to order extra monkeypox vaccines against the advice of the government agency responsible for protecting public health, the...

The Trevor Project LGBTQ students whose college or university provides mental health services had 84% lower odds of attempting suicide in the past year than those who had no access, according to a...

Image credit: Elf-Moondance, via Pixabay. The purposes of medicine are expanding rapidly beyond treating actual illnesses/injuries and promoting wellness, to also facilitating life fulfillment and making personal dreams come true. Latest case...

The conservative-majority court is back in session starting Monday. Environmental protections, election law, and gay rights are already on the justices' docket, and other health-related cases are expected....

From Kaiser Health News - Latest Stories: Kaiser Health News Original Stories Severe Sleep Apnea Diagnosis Panics Reporter Until He Finds a Simple,...

After more than two years of turmoil and stress during the COVID pandemic, here’s a bit of good news for the state’s public health system: Cases of monkeypox have plummeted in...

Philadelphia is the largest U.S. city that has never elected an openly LGBTQ member to its City Council, and some local Democratic insiders are pushing the party to change that.“Philadelphia and...

LINCOLN — Both candidates in Sunday’s debate in Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District boiled down the decision in their race to a question of trust. State Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks, a Democrat from...

Nick Menapace, a Democrat, said his decision to run for State Representative was a culmination of his 11 years as a middle school social studies teacher in Norwich, where...

By Sam Stockard | NASHVILLE – The House chairman of the Legislature’s Joint Government Operations Committee is unilaterally ordering state universities to suspend any policies making LGBTQ students a protected class amid...

A federal grand jury on Wednesday handed down an indictment of a Johns Hopkins anesthesiologist and her spouse, a doctor and major in the U.S. Army, with conspiracy and for the...

The Terrence Higgins Trust said Thérèse Coffey's decision not to get more monkeypox vaccines "would be concerning and shortsighted". (Getty) Health secretary...