Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community

Historically, medical education and training have not focused on the health care needs of LGBTQ individuals. The diverse subgroups that make up the LGBTQ community experience numerous health disparities and encounter stigma and discrimination in many areas of life, leading to development of health risk behaviors and subsequent poor health outcomes. These new courses bridge the gap between current medical education and clinical practice to help primary care physicians, specialists, and other health care professionals provide gender-sensitive and inclusive care to their LGBTQ patients.

If Labor wins the next federal election Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has committed $53 million to step up the fight against HIV. The commitment will include $3.6 million a year to support all states and territories in offering pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to another 17,500 Australians until it is listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and subsidised.

Generic versions of Truvada that are 60 per cent cheaper are about to hit Irish market

Our Story is simple. We have “One Focus on One Community.” Pride Life Insurance is the combination of several companies and individuals coming together to give back and serve the insurance needs of Community-Based Organizations and the LGBTQ community. The LBGTQ community has not been served well by the Insurance

This is the first PrEP study focusing specifically on transgender and gender non-conforming people.

The LGBT community faces some unique barriers to getting treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. If these barriers are not recognized and addressed,

HPV infections which persist can lead to some forms of cancers or cause genital warts

LGBT panel at SXSW discusses how the community is driving digital health innovation

“It’s the children who are now leading us,” said the director of mental health for the Child and Adolescent Gender Center at UCSF.

26 organizations across the U.S., the Americas, and the Caribbean will receive support to address the epidemic through advocacy and wide-ranging services

Latest Campaign from DoSomething.org will Call Attention to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Decision Not to Ban Menthol

Among this year's lineup of speakers are three health professionals breaking new ground in PrEP.

Data out earlier this month showed the huge success of HIV prevention programmes in London, with new diagnoses declining by 29 per cent last year in gay and bisexual men. Since 2015, Do It London has been promoting HIV testing and safer sex. Its latest campaign moves the conversation on to focus on treatment as prevention, and includes PrEP – which stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis – a pill that can prevent you from getting HIV.

The Ottawa Hospital Foundation wants to create a comprehensive health care program that will help improve access to appropriate care for gay men.

Mental health issues affect gay men disproportionately, with one study showing 80 per cent had a friend with depression. The study also showed gay men felt most comfortable turning to other gay men for emotional support, but many were unsure how to support friends or were worried about saying the wrong thing. Beyondblue board director Professor Michael Kidd said gay men and others in the LGBTI community face challenges that can lead to mental health issues.

Health Equity Initiative brings together experts to advance studies for a population with dramatically higher rates of mental and behavioral health problems than their peers.

On April 25, Talkspace will be hosting its annual conference at the SFJazz Center from 8:30am-5:00pm. This year's theme is Reshaping Behavioral Health in the Workplace. Talkspace's 2017 conference will bring together thought leaders in behavioral health, research, technology,  and human resources to discuss workplace challenges in mental health and the innovative approaches that are yielding effective outcomes.

With open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act having just recently closed for 2017, many have healthcare at the forefront of their minds. For those in the queer community, once you have made it through the Labyrinth – insurance providers and Medicaid eligibility; bronze, gold, silver or platinum (are we talking Mariah Carey album sales … Continued