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My Family, My Choices: How IVF Gives Queer Families More Agency
At a time when LGTBQ+ people face renewed attacks on their dignity and autonomy, agency in family-building is more important than ever — and IVF offers a path to parenthood for queer families.
Condoms Aren't a Fact of Life for Young Americans. They're an Afterthought
Fewer young people are having sex, but the teens and young adults who are sexually active aren't using condoms as regularly, if at all. And people ages 15 to 24 made up half of new chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis cases in 2022.
Congo Finally Begins Mpox Vaccinations in Drive to Slow Outbreaks Declared a Global Emergency
Congolese authorities began vaccination against mpox nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency.
Focus on IVF Providers: The Third-Party Team at Main Line Fertility Are Committed to Helping LGBTQ+ Families Grow
The staff at the clinics of The Prelude Network are absolutely committed to helping LGBTQ+ families realize their parenting dreams. Meet the third-party team at Main Line Fertility in Bryn Mawr.
From 'Teacher of the Year' to Meth User to Recovery at the Pride Institute
Meet Eddie, a success story from Minnesota's Pride Institute LGBTQ+ residential treatment center
Drag Queen Pattie Gonia Aims to Give the Climate Movement a Makeover with Joy and Laughter
Dressed in a sequin-laced, sleeveless top and puffy pink skirt, drag queen Pattie Gonia strides around the stage in white high-heeled boots that come up to the knees, telling the crowd that nature must be a woman.
Focus on The Prelude Network's IVF Providers: Why We Do What We Do
IVF requires the expertise of providers like doctors, nurses, and technicians. The providers of The Prelude Network open up about why they do what they do, helping families achieve their dreams of parenthood.
WHO and Africa CDC Launch a Response Plan to the Mpox Outbreak
The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization launched on Friday a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of mpox.
From Cold Towels to Early Dismissal, People Find Ways to Cope with Heat Wave
As a second straight day of hot soupy temperatures approaching triple digits hung over much of the Midwest on Tuesday, residents looked for ways to stay cool and indoors.
US Appeals Court Clears Way for Florida Ban on Transgender Care for Minors
A federal appeals court Monday cleared the way for Florida to enforce a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, blocking a lower court order against the ban while the matter is appealed.
Becoming Parents Later in Life Through Fertility Preservation
One of the lesser-known aspects of fertility care is the freezing of sperm or eggs to give the patient a luxury of time that they may not otherwise have — and the option to become parents later in life.
Now that Mpox is a Global Health Emergency, Will It Trigger Another Pandemic?
The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency, requiring urgent action to curb the virus' transmission.
UN Health Agency Convening Experts Meeting to Decide if Mpox Outbreak in Africa is Global Emergency
The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday he will convene an expert group to determine if the increasing spread of the mpox virus in Africa warrants being declared a global emergency.
Experts Say a Twice-Yearly Injection that Offers 100% Protection Against HIV is 'Stunning'
Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS were 100% effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published Wednesday.
Richard Simmons, a Fitness Guru Who Mixed Laughs and Sweat, Dies at 76
Richard Simmons, television's hyperactive court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts by urging the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday. He turned 76 on Friday.
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America's Diminutive and Pioneering Sex Therapist, Dies at 96
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics, has died. She was 96.
Focus on Providers: The San Francisco Team at Pacific Fertility
Pacific Fertility Center San Francisco serves a market with a significantly queer presence, as same-sex couples, would-be single parents, and others rely on the PFC team's know-how for their family-building journeys.
Looking for the Fountain of Youth? Try the Gym and Weight-Resistance Training
Here's the message from Dr. Marcas Bamman, a physiologist with decades of research into aging who preaches the benefits of weight-resistance training for those who are getting up there.
Austin's Aspire Fertility Models Inclusive, Affirming Care for Queer Families
When it comes to family building through IVF and other reproductive health technologies, queer couples deserve the same level of care and expert attention that any other family can expect to receive.
Judge Temporarily Blocks Biden Administration's Restoration of Transgender Health Protections
A federal district court judge temporarily halted parts of a nondiscrimination rule that would have kept insurers and medical professionals from denying hormone therapy, gender transition surgeries and similar medical care for transgender people.