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Louisiana bans health workers from promoting vaccines
A group of high-level managers at the Louisiana Department of Health walked into a Nov. 14 meeting in Baton Rouge expecting to talk about outreach and community events…
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How RFK Jr. and his lawyer’s claims threaten public health
Vaccinations provide significant protection for the public against infectious diseases and substantially reduce health care costs…
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Florida county adopts new sex-ed curriculum — without the sex
A new middle school sex education curriculum in Orange County, Florida, obtained by Popular Information, eliminates previous lessons on…
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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…