Health & Wellness

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation grant to provide in‐house screening and counseling services ST. LOUIS, Mo. – To help address the growing mental health crisis among previously homeless people living with HIV in the St. Louis area, DOORWAYS was...

Gift will support the Vivent Health food pantry and increase food security for people living with HIV in St. Louis ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Vivent Health announced today radical efforts in their food pantry program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announced, on Thursday, that it was updating its outdated policy regarding blood donations from men who have sex with men (MSM). According to the updated policy, the FDA has shortened the deferral policy...

John D. Evans to Chair AMA Foundation Commission for National LGBTQ Fellowship Program CHICAGO, Ill. –The American Medical Association Foundation (AMAF) today announced that John D. Evans, telecommunications pioneer, internationally-recognized business executive and philanthropist, will lead a unique and innovative...

ST. CHARLES, Mo. - CenterPointe Hospital has announced that its True You Recovery Treatment Center, the St. Louis area’s first residential treatment center for substance use that is dedicated to meeting the needs of LGBTQ+ members, will open on...

Following recent mergers, The AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, Rocky Mountain CARES and Saint Louis Effort for AIDS are changing their collective names to Vivent Health. The new name will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. According to...

The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ young people, and AT&T Turn Up the Love, the company’s campaign to support and engage LGBTQ people and allies, has launched Anytime, Anywhere featuring Content Creator...

Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization — responded to the Trump-Pence administration’s latest attempt to undermine the rights and welfare of LGBTQ people and their families....

“Remembering, Commemorating, Memorializing,” an interfaith prayer breakfast honoring caregivers and those impacted by HIV/AIDS, will be hosted by The Griot Museum of Black History, Empower Missouri and the Missouri Foundation for Health, on Saturday, May 11 at 9 a.m. at...

The Illinois House of Representatives, on Wednesday, voted to allow teenage Illinoisans as young as 12 years old to secure the HIV-prevention drug PrEP without parental consent. Introduced by State Rep Lamont J. Robinson (D-5-Chicago), House Bill 2665 passed...

The U.S. Congress and President Donald J. Trump, on Friday, adopted bipartisan appropriations legislation that will increase funding for the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) while keeping the U.S. government open for the rest of the current...

In his State of the Union tonight, President Donald J. Trump announced a notable goal to end HIV/AIDS transmissions by 2030. However, the Trump administration has consistently undermined advancements in HIV/AIDS research, attacked people living with HIV/AIDS and sabotaged access...

With most state legislatures back in session, GLSEN released, on Wednesday, state-level data from its benchmark 2017 National School Climate Survey, which demonstrate that schools across the nation are not safe for most lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ)...

Agreement is part of settlement in lawsuit brought by Lambda Legal and Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service Lambda Legal and Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service (MPAS) announced, on Wednesday, the successful settlement of a 2015 lawsuit filed on behalf of John...

Fall is here and so is flu season. Some 80,000 Americans died of flu last year, the deadliest season in at least four decades. According to experts, the best way to prevent the virus is with a flu shot. While...

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the parent organization of Positive Healthcare, a nonprofit agency providing medical care to thousands of Medicaid patients living with HIV in Florida for nearly two decades, on Thursday filed a second public records request lawsuit...

A new study released by the American Academy of Pediatrics shows alarming levels of attempted suicide among transgender youth. The study documents the highest rates of attempted suicide among transgender boys and non-binary youth. The study found: Nearly 14%...

St. Louis Effort for AIDS (EFA) marks its 25th year participating in Dining Out for Life (DOFL) on Thursday, April 26th, 2018 with over 100 area restaurants taking part this year. DOFL is an international event that has raised over $4...

Thanks to the Elton John AIDS Foundation grant and the Syringe Access Fund, the project will expand to provide services to more than 800 at risk individuals over the next two years. ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Since 2016, the Missouri...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – DOORWAYS Dietary Manager, Brenda Armour, was the recipient has of the inaugural St. Louis Red Ribbon Award for Lifetime Achievement. The honor was presented at the St. Louis World AIDS Day observation at the Missouri History...