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Discover the Health section of The Advocate, where readers can find the latest news on medicine, fitness, mental and physical wellbeing, scientific developments, and diseases that affect the LGBT community. Read the most recent on gay health, AIDS and HIV news, pregnancy and sex from experts like doctors and researchers. Learn about news related to health insurance, statistics, changing laws and government policy, and tools that can be used in preventing and curing illnesses in the United States and beyond.
Landmark transgender antidiscrimination ruling overturned by Georgia court
Anna Lange sued in 2019 after being denied gender-affirming surgery under her county’s health plan. She received the procedure in 2022 after an appeals court ruled in her favor.
An out gay newscaster had a panic attack on-air — then recovered and came back
“I’m actually going to need to stop for a second. Some of you may know that I occasionally get affected by some panic attacks, and actually that’s happening right now," Nate Byrne said.
Why the Biden-Harris administration’s successful medication price negotiations matter
Americans have paid more for their medications than other countries for years, but that’s changing.
Not just state pride — Why LGBTQ+ Minnesotans are 'overly proud' of Tim Walz (exclusive)
Minnesota's leading LGBTQ+ groups tell The Advocate what a Walz vice presidency could mean for queer communities.
With a new case in Sweden, what is the new mpox outbreak and should you be concerned?
Things to know about the resurgence of mpox.
Health officials say risk of more fatal mpox outbreak remains ‘very low’ despite public health emergency
So far, the federal government says that no cases of the newly-concerning strain have been reported in the United States.
World Health Organization again declares mpox a global health emergency amid rising case threat
The threat of a virus that causes painful lesions is back.
The 2024 elections are severely impacting transgender people's mental and physical health
As the November elections approach, 67 percent of transgender people are proactively making plans to change their use of gender-affirming care.
How pro-LGBTQ+ is Tim Walz, Kamala Harris' vice president pick? His record speaks for itself
The Minnesota governor's LGBTQ+ support started long before his time in politics.
Ohio's 'medically baseless and genuinely dangerous' gender-affirming care ban upheld by judge
Judge Michael J. Holbrook wrote in his ruling that those “dissatisfied" with the legislation must settle their grievances "through their vote as opposed to the judicial system.”
NC Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson, who called abortion 'genocide,' took his wife to get one
That's not a leak — Robinson said it himself in a new ad.
Elliot Page is 'angry and frightened' by anti-trans 'misinformation'
“I really want to encourage people to educate yourselves, to listen to trans people, to listen to trans youth, to listen to the parents of trans youth," Page said.
Did you know most anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has failed? 'We're getting these wins'
While anti-LGBTQ+ bills are scary, we're doing better than you might think, Senior Manager of State Advocacy at the Trevor Project Gabby Doyle tells The Advocate.
Walmart and MISTR to offer free at-home HIV testing kits
A new pilot program that kicks off July 25 will offer free at-home HIV testing kits in seven Georgia Walmart stores.
Tennessee agrees to remove sex workers convicted for living with HIV from its sex offender registry
“No one should be forced to endure what I have endured,” one plaintiff said.
'Devastated:' A six-week abortion ban will go into effect in Iowa next week
Health care practitioners in the state decried the ruling as a decision that "will push abortion care almost entirely out of reach in Iowa."
The AIDs pandemic can be ended by 2030, but governments must act: report
One person dies from AIDS-related causes every minute globally, but world leaders can stop it.
This punk bakery in Nashville gives trans customers gender-affirming surgery care packages
Guerilla Bizkits tells The Advocate about its post-surgery care packages that provide transgender customers with easy-to-prepare biscuits, jam, and coffee.
Megan Rapinoe shuts down period stigma, Republicans, and homophobic soccer players (exclusive)
Megan Rapinoe tells The Advocate about her campaign with Knix to end period stigma, and the state of LGBTQ+ acceptance in women's soccer.
Paris Olympics will give out 300,000 condoms to athletes, continuing long-held tradition
300,000 condoms will be available in the Paris Olympic Village, returning to tradition after the IOC issued an intimacy ban and social distancing orders for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.