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Congressmember Adriano Espaillat cuts the ribbon at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan on April 12.

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H+H opens Pride Health Center at Metropolitan Hospital

By Matt Tracy

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Anti-trans laws imperil gender-affirming care for 140k+ youth

By Matt Tracy

The scene in the Village during Pride Sunday in 2021.

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New York State LGBTQ survey reveals demographic trends, health disparities

By Matt Tracy

Artist Niccolo Cosme curated a photo series in an effort to advocate for just and equitable HIV/AIDS care.

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Filipino HIV/AIDS advocate’s art series uses HIV-positive blood for awareness

By Rohan Zhou-Lee

The panelists as seen during a discussion about the recent federal court ruling's impact on the Affordable Care Act's preventative care requirements.

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New York leaders warn ACA preventative care ruling threatens access to care

By Matt Tracy

Advocates and State Senator Robert Jackson urge Governor Kathy Hochul against imposing changes to 340B, a federal drug discount program.

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Providers urge state to keep 340B drug discount program intact

By Matt Tracy

Illegal marijuana seller in Bronx

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Potful of trouble: NYC stores skirting marijuana licensing rules, prompting legal confusion and safety concerns

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Mississippi enacts ban on gender-affirming care for minors

By Emily Wagster Pettus, AP

Injectable PrEP, approved by the FDA in 2021 to prevent HIV, now has the backing of the US Preventive Services Task Force.

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Researchers studying injectable PrEP implant administered twice a year

By Matt Tracy

The Idaho Capitol Building.

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Idaho House passes ban on gender-affirming medical care

By Rebecca Boone, AP

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Pandemic youth mental health toll unprecedented, data show

By Lindsey Tanner, AP Medical Writer

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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NYC declares end to mpox outbreak as vaccination campaign continues

By Matt Tracy

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FDA to allow some monogamous gay blood donors, but restrictions remain

By Matt Tracy

New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan at the Health Department's offices in Long Island City, Queens, during a 2022 interview with Gay City News.

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The downfall of mpox

By Matt Tracy

Women's Right

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Op-Ed | The future of women’s rights and health

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Mpox has faded in the US. Who deserves the credit?

By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer

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