New national guidelines for anal cancer prevention in HIV patients based on UCSF research. Results from a national study led by UC San Francisco informed the first guidelines at the federal level in the United States to detect and treat Read more…
June 27 is National HIV Testing Day The only way to know your HIV status is to get tested. Knowing your status gives you powerful information to keep you and your partner healthy. CDC recommends that everyone between the ages Read more…
New HIV Treatment and PrEP Guidelines The guidelines recommend starting treatment as soon as possible after an HIV diagnosis, since early treatment leads to better outcomes. Coinciding with World AIDS Day, the International Antiviral Society–USA released updated guidelines on the Read more…
Did you know…? STIs impact young people the hardest. In the U.S., almost half of all new infections in 2018 were among people aged 15-24. If you are sexually active, you can lower your risk of getting an infection several Read more…
New Monkeypox Vaccination Guidelines The CDC has highlighted a change to groups eligible and recommended for the (Monkeypox (MPX) vaccine Jynneos. Any man or transperson who has sex with men or transpersons; any man or transperson who is taking or Read more…
GRS On Sacramento News As cases continue to grow in California LGBTQ and BIPOC communities are at the highest risk. Clarmundo Sullivan of GRS talks to local Sacramento news outlets about Monkeypox. https://sacgrs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Monkeypox-cases-on-the-rise-in-Sacramento-County-YouTube.webm
Some Individuals may benefit from getting a two-dose Monkeypox vaccine as a method of prevention. ANYONE CAN GET MONKEYPOX. What is Monkeypox? Monkeypox is a rare illness caused by a virus that is related to the smallpox virus. While generally Read more…
You can now get COVID again within 4 weeks because of the new Omicron BA.5 variant, health expert says. One expert called it “the worst version of the virus that we’ve seen.” It’s four times as resistant to antibodies as Read more…
In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) recommendation to make children 6 months through 5 years old eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra issued a statement on this Read more…
