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Judge OKs landmark class action settlement in LGBT fertility lawsuit
A federal judge approved a landmark class action settlement this week between Aetna and same-sex couples in New York who alleged the insurance…
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Biden funds first-of-Its-kind program for LGBT community
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded a grant of up to $5 million to two psychologists who are pioneering an identity-affirming eating…
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STIs drop among gay and bi men thanks to Doxy-PEP
Gay and bi men are taking health seriously, adopting the use of doxycycline as a “morning after” preventative against syphilis and other STIs. The result…
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Twice-yearly shot could end AIDS—but will It reach everyone?
It’s been called the closest the world has ever come to a vaccine against the AIDS virus. The twice-yearly shot was 100% effective in preventing HIV infections…
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How big pharma’s practices hurt the fight against HIV
The year is 1998. While antiviral drugs to treat HIV had been approved a decade earlier, only five out of 33 million people who carried the virus were receiving the life-saving treatment. Nowhere was…
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HHS approves organ transplants for people with HIV
The U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Tuesday that people living with HIV can now receive kidney and liver transplants from other people living with HIV…
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Higher risk of unsafe sex among students using dating apps
College students who use dating apps are more likely to engage in risky sex, endangering their health, a new study shows…