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DPH: Most SF mpox cases are among unvaxxed

November 16, 2023

Most 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.

LGBTQ Agenda: CDC sounds alarm about syphilis in newborns

by John Ferrannini
Nov 14, 2023

Syphilis cases in newborn babies have risen over 10 times the number reported a decade ago, and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sounding the alarm with a new report.

State health officials sound alarm as mpox returns

by John Ferrannini
Oct 31, 2023

With mpox cases continuing to rise in the Bay Area and statewide, the California Department of Public Health is encouraging all people — but gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in particular — to get the full vaccination series.

LGBTQ Agenda: Queer Latino youth have heightened risk of suicidality, study finds

by John Ferrannini
Oct 31, 2023

A study of LGBTQ Hispanic and Latino young people found that they were more likely to report depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts than young people of other ethnicities — and struggled with accessing mental health care.

Group advocates for SF, Oakland bar patios to be smokefree

by Matthew S. Bajko
Oct 19, 2023

Since 2012, San Jose has required the outdoor patios of all bars in the city to be smokefree. Daly City and Fremont have adopted similar bans.

SF health department reports September mpox spike

by John Ferrannini
Oct 13, 2023

San Francisco saw an uptick in mpox cases last month, according to the city's Department of Public Health.

CDC issues first doxyPEP guidelines for STI prevention

by Liz Highleyman
Oct 4, 2023

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its first proposed guidelines for using the antibiotic doxycycline as post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent sexually transmitted infections, an approach known as doxyPEP.

WellnessLiving Makes Fitness More Accessible to Everybody

by Advertising Department -- Sponsored content
Sep 27, 2023

WellnessLiving makes booking classes, services and equipment simple with its innovative booking feature for specific assets, like bikes. Assets can even be assigned specific categories that only allow certain client types or groups to book them.

B.A.R.'s Bestie balloting begins

by Cynthia Laird
Sep 25, 2023

It's time for Bay Area Reporter readers to cast their ballots for the LGBTQ newspaper's annual Best of the Bay contest.

CDC recommends updated COVID shots for all

by Liz Highleyman
Sep 13, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges all Americans ages 6 months and older to get updated COVID vaccines that more closely match current coronavirus variants.

SF health officials issue advisory after uptick in mpox cases

by John Ferrannini
Aug 30, 2023

The San Francisco Department of Public Health issued a health advisory about mpox August 30 after seeing an uptick in cases among residents.

Long-term HIV survivors fighting for their lives all over again

by John Ferrannini
Aug 16, 2023

The fight against the HIV epidemic has seen a number of good milestones lately — the World Health Organization reaffirmed that those who consistently take antiretroviral treatment and maintain undetectable viral loads don't transmit the virus during sex.

Lesbian Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo tapped to head NIAID

by Liz Highleyman
Aug 9, 2023

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, a world-acclaimed expert on HIV and sexually transmitted infections, has been chosen to head the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, replacing Dr. Anthony Fauci.

LGBTQ Agenda: SF health officials respond to national syphilis drug shortage

by John Ferrannini
Aug 1, 2023

The San Francisco Department of Public Health is responding to news that there is a nationwide shortage of the drug to treat syphilis.

Report: Most people with hep C have not been cured

by Liz Highleyman
Jul 5, 2023

Most Americans diagnosed with hepatitis C have not been treated and cured despite the availability of well-tolerated antiviral therapy for a decade, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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