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New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene have urged those who received their first dose of the mpox vaccine to complete the two-dose regimen.

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After recent uptick, NYC sees decrease in mpox cases

By Matt Tracy

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White House issues follow-up statement after criticism over position on gender-affirming care for youth

By Matt Tracy

There were several testing vans on hand.

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Callen-Lorde leads Union Square event to mark HIV Testing Day

By Donna Aceto

Governor Kathy Hochul signs legislation on June 28, 2024, in Greenwich Village.

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Hochul signs package of HIV/AIDS bills, rolls out funding for Harlem LGBTQ Center

By Matt Tracy

Staff celebrating Pride Month at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.

Dan’s Papers

All Stony Brook Medicine Hospitals Again Named National Leaders in LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality

Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan (middle).

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Adams administration reverses proposal to cut Health Department’s HIV/‌AIDS budget

By Matt Tracy

The Edie Windsor Healthcare Center staff walking in the 2024 Hamptons Pride Parade.

Dan’s Papers

Summer, Sex & STIs: Edie Windsor Healthcare Doctor Shares Ways to Party Smart This Season

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CDC finalizes endorsement of doxy-PEP for men who have sex with men, trans women

By Matt Tracy

Brandon Cuicchi speaks at the podium during ACT UP NY's town hall meeting on May 30.

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ACT UP calls on city to reverse proposed HIV/AIDS cuts and bolster COVID and mpox services

By Duncan Osborne

The GMHC team at Queens Pride in 2022.

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NYC budget cuts threaten critical programs for people living with HIV and AIDS

By Councilmember Erik Bottcher

State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal (second from left) stands with representatives from Ryan Health at Ryan Chelsea-Clinton location on May 31.

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Hoylman-Sigal funds mpox vaccines for Pride Month at Ryan Health

By Matt Tracy

Brad Lamm is an author, teacher, and interventionist best known for helping people make life-enhancing change. In 2012, Brad realized a dream come true as he opened the first Breathe Life Healing Center to provide powerful residential, insurance-friendly trauma treatment in urban environments.

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Shining a light on the meth epidemic in the LGBTQ community

By Troy Masters

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South Carolina governor approves ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

By Jeffrey Collins, AP

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's offices in Long Island City, Queens.

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Council, non-profits sound alarm as city proposes $5 million cut to HIV/AIDS services

By Matt Tracy

City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan speaks alongside then-New York State Health Commissioner Mary T. Bassett (left) and Raj Panjabi, then the coordinator of the White House Pandemic Office (right), at an mpox press conference outside of the city's Harlem clinic on July 7, 2022.

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Mpox cases ticking up yet again in NYC, health officials warn

By Matt Tracy

Corey Briskin and Nicholas Maggipinto have been fighting for their right to receive IVF services to build a family.

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Class action lawsuit accuses NYC of refusing IVF coverage for gay men

By Matt Tracy

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