Health News

NHS Accused of Suppressing Suicide Data

Please note that the following article discusses issues around suicide and should be read with advisement especially if you are experiencing mental health problems, depression, anxiety disorders or are easily triggered.  The excellent US based blogger, Erin in the Morning, has published evidence that the National Health Service has suppressed evidence of trans youth suicide at a high level.  Mira Lazine writes for the Erin website saying "Jo Maugham - director of the United Kingdom legal advocacy organization The Good Law Project - wrote a detailed thread o

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STI Version of Ringworm Fungal Infection

Live Science reports that a sexually transmitted form of the common fungal infection ringworm, more formally known as tinea, has been reported in the US, whereas previously it was known only in Europe and Asia.  The infection can be treated with

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Elton John AIDS Foundation Celebrated Pride

The Elton John AIDS Foundation has been in touch.  They say "It’s Pride Month, and we’re more motivated than ever to create meaningful change for LGBTQ+ communities across the world.

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Humanist Association Continues Campaign

The Humanist Association has said that there were several reforms in the outgoing government's Criminal Justice Bill 2024 which will now need to be campaigned for with the next government, owing to the Bill running out of Parliamentary time after the calling of the General Election.  They say " A

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21
Jul

Sue, writing at Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents, marks Mental Health Awareness Month by discussing her battle with anxiety and how some agencies including those that should have

28
Jun

The Elton John AIDS Foundation wrote to its supporters and contacts on the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, fifty five years ago.  " The Stonewall Riots of 1969

13
Jun

Philadelphia Gay News reports that five professional associations regulating licensed therapy and health practitioners in the state have formally adopted policies that oppose the u

26
May

The Terrence Higgins Trust, the UK's largest HIV service organisation and rooted in the LGBTQIA and African-Caribbean communities, reports that they had a fantastic time at the rec

22
May

DIVA Magazine, the European wide journal for lesbian, queer and bisexual women, is running a survey ready for publication ahead of the next academic year in September.  They say "F

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