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San Francisco health officials to hold virtual monkeypox forum

San Francisco health officials to hold virtual monkeypox forum

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jul 8, 2022

The San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the city's health department are hosting a virtual forum on the monkeypox outbreak to help inform the public about the latest health crisis provoking worry across the globe.

COVID on the rise as new variants take over

COVID on the rise as new variants take over

  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Jul 5, 2022

COVID-19 cases are rising in San Francisco and nationwide as more transmissible coronavirus variants make up a growing share of new infections.

Monkeypox vaccine rollout begins in SF and nationwide

Monkeypox vaccine rollout begins in SF and nationwide

  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Jul 1, 2022

The San Francisco Department of Public Health is starting to offer monkeypox vaccines to more at-risk gay and bisexual men and transgender people in an effort to stem the growing outbreak.

Screening, early treatment cut anal cancer risk

Screening, early treatment cut anal cancer risk

  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Jun 22, 2022

Screening people with HIV for precancerous anal cell changes and treating them early cuts the risk of anal cancer by more than half, according to results from the ANCHOR study published June 16 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Monkeypox and COVID: Staying safe during Pride

Monkeypox and COVID: Staying safe during Pride

  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Jun 22, 2022

More than two years into the pandemic, people are ready to party, but COVID-19 is still with us, and the emergence of monkeypox among gay and bisexual men presents a new health threat.

Bay Area sees more monkeypox cases

Bay Area sees more monkeypox cases

  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Jun 16, 2022

San Francisco health officials have now identified three confirmed and three probable cases of monkeypox, the SF Department of Public Health announced Wednesday, June 15. Alameda County reported its first case on June 9.

Mexican health agency issues warning on possible monkeypox transmission at Puerto Vallarta gay beach club

Mexican health agency issues warning on possible monkeypox transmission at Puerto Vallarta gay beach club

  • by Ed Walsh
  • Jun 10, 2022

The Ministry of Health for the Mexican state of Jalisco has issued a warning over monkeypox aimed at anyone who visited a gay beach club in Puerto Vallarta last week.

First monkeypox case reported in San Francisco

First monkeypox case reported in San Francisco

  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Jun 5, 2022

San Francisco has seen its first probable case of monkeypox, part of a global outbreak that now involves nearly 800 people, mostly gay and bisexual men, the Department of Public Health announced Friday evening, June 3.

Monkeypox outbreak prompts alert for gay, bi men

Monkeypox outbreak prompts alert for gay, bi men

  • by Liz Highleyman
  • May 24, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating five monkeypox cases in the United States, while the World Health Organization has now confirmed more than 90 cases in a dozen countries.

SF public health officials issue alert on overdoses tied to fentanyl exposure

SF public health officials issue alert on overdoses tied to fentanyl exposure

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Mar 17, 2022

The San Francisco Department of Public Health has issued an alert about overdoses — both fatal and non-fatal — after people were apparently exposed to fentanyl while using cocaine.

SFAF restores services after being hit by supply-chain issues

SFAF restores services after being hit by supply-chain issues

  • by Adam Echelman
  • Feb 8, 2022

The San Francisco AIDS Foundation runs one of the largest community-based HIV service programs in the country, but last month, it began canceling some services and rationing testing for sexually-transmitted infections due to supply shortages.

Treatment of AVM

Treatment of AVM

  • by Advertising Department -- Sponsored content
  • Sep 13, 2021

Arteriovenous malformation or AVM is an abnormal connection of blood vessels in the lungs, brain, or spinal cord. This disease usually has no pronounced symptoms. As a rule, clinical manifestations depend on the localization of vascular neoplasm.

Report looks at cancer care for LGBTQ people

Report looks at cancer care for LGBTQ people

  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Jul 7, 2021

The National LGBT Cancer Network has released results from the largest-ever survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and other sexual and gender minority people with cancer.

3rd COVID vaccine begins shipping out

3rd COVID vaccine begins shipping out

  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Mar 2, 2021

Distribution of a third vaccine to combat COVID-19 has begun across the country, following federal authorization last week.