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CDC issues first doxyPEP guidelines for STI prevention

WEBDoxyPEP in San Francisco. In keeping with its pioneering role in promoting LGBTQ sexual health, San Francisco was the first city to issue doxyPEP guidelines last …

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South Bay’s first gender center officially opens in San Jose

WEBSilicon Valley's new Gender Health Center is now open in San Jose and providing services to transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse patients. The opening …

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SF pioneers rollout of new STI prevention tool

WEBSF pioneers rollout of new STI prevention tool. San Francisco City Clinic medical director Dr. Stephanie Cohen. Photo: Rick Gerharter. San Francisco is the first …

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LGBTQ Agenda: State of HIV Care report finds workforce burnout, …

WEBReleased ahead of World AIDS Day, HealthHIV’s annual report on the state of HIV care in America found that the situation is improving but that workforce burnout …

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California health officials pilot LGBTQ data collection plan

WEBThursday December 14, 2023. California health officials have started a pilot program in Los Angeles County for the sharing of sexual orientation and gender identity data. Photo: …

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SOGI data on COVID-19 patients must now be reported, California …

WEBCalifornia will now be requiring health care providers and local health departments to report data on the sexual orientation and gender identity of COVID-19 …

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SF to launch innovative LGBTQ senior telehealth program

WEBSan Francisco is set to launch an innovative LGBTQ senior telehealth program this year, as mental health issues among the city’s older LGBTQ adults have …

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CA launches LGBTQ training for pharmacists :: Bay Area Reporter

WEBCalifornia has launched a new LGBTQ cultural training requirement for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who are licensed in the Golden State. It is rolling …

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AIDS expert Colfax to lead SF DPH :: Bay Area Reporter

WEBDr. Grant Colfax. Photo: Rick Gerharter. AIDS expert Dr. Grant Colfax is returning to San Francisco to lead the city's Department of Public Health. The news …

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Outpatient center for youth opens in San Jose

WEBThe Bill Wilson Center offers a variety of services for children, adolescents, and adults. LGBTQ Youth Space is a program of Family and Children Services. Both are …

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News Briefs: B.A.R. to receive NLGJA's Legacy Award

WEBHe is the first gay Asian American publisher and owner of an LGBTQ newspaper. Yamashita has long ties to the B.A.R. as he was hired as its general …

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New leaders named for Lyon-Martin clinic :: Bay Area Reporter

WEBWednesday April 4, 2018. Lyon-Martin Health Services, a San Francisco nonprofit that offers primary medical care to women and transgender people, is now under new …

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State health officials sound alarm as mpox returns

WEBTuesday October 31, 2023. California public health director Dr. Tomás J. Aragón is urging people to get vaccinated against the mpox virus. Photo: Courtesy CDPH. With mpox …

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Editorial: Vote yes on CA Prop 1 :: Bay Area Reporter

WEBGovernor Gavin Newsom is the main proponent and has been calling for mental health reform for years. Prop 1 was placed on the ballot by the Legislature in …

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Editorial: Communities should lead fight against HIV/AIDS

WEBMeanwhile, the Department of Public Health's HIV report for 2021 that was issued last year showed, for the first time, that gay and bisexual men who don't inject …

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People with undetectable HIV have zero transmission risk, WHO says

WEBAdvocates are urging public health officials and care providers to explicitly state that people with an undetectable or suppressed viral load have zero or near-zero …

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Federal officials foresee potential mpox resurgence as local health

WEBSan Francisco’s public health community continues to urge people to get vaccinated for mpox after a federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report …

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DPH: Most SF mpox cases are among unvaxxed :: Bay Area Reporter

WEBMost new mpox cases in San Francisco are among the unvaccinated, the city’s Department of Public Health told the Bay Area Reporter in a recent interview.

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Lyon-Martin center breaks from HealthRIGHT 360, changes name

WEBLyon-Martin Health Services has changed its name to Lyon-Martin Community Health and is now independent from HealthRIGHT 360. Photo: Eric Burkett. …

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