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LGBT health research hit by major federal funding cuts
The nation’s LGBTQ research field is collapsing. In recent weeks, academics who focus on improving the health of…
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HHS layoffs impact HIV/AIDS prevention and policy teams
Tuesday began a series of mass layoffs targeting staff, departments, and whole agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under…
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RFK Jr. shutters HHS Office of Infectious Diseases & HIV Policy
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to fire the entire staff of the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, CBS News reports…
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Trump cancels at least 68 grants focused on LGBT health questions
A surge of grant cancellations hit researchers focused on the health of gay, lesbian and transgender people last week, as the Trump administration continues…
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Trump admin moves to end federal HIV prevention programs
The Trump administration is preparing to eliminate all federal funding for domestic HIV prevention programs, a move that health experts say will undo decades of…
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Trump to end gender-affirming care for transgender veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday that it will immediately phase out gender-affirming care medical treatments fortransgender veterans, citing…
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Poppers panic: Gays react to crackdown with alarm and humor
The gays will not sit quietly by as the FDA comes for their poppers. When the news broke that Double Scorpio – a company that sells lube, clothing…