Health & NHS Why chemsex demands focused health responses and community awareness
A psychiatrist working at Saint-Antoine and Sorbonne University presents clinical insights and a call for political and community action on chemsex
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Health & NHS A practical april to pause, reflect and reduce harm from chemsex
Join a compassionate, community-driven effort to pause and reassess chemsex practices, learn about harm reduction and explore alternative sources of pleasure
Health & NHS Trans visibility and hidden harm: why service gaps increase risk
On Trans Day of Visibility we can celebrate pride while also confronting how policy, rhetoric and limited care create real risk for…
Health & NHS Poppers today: trends in packaging, composition and consumption
Learn how the poppers scene is adapting through new containers, varied nitrite blends and a growing online market
Health & NHS Menopause and testosterone: understanding the effects for trans and non-binary people
A practical guide to why a lack of periods on testosterone does not always mean menopause, how clinicians assess ovarian function, and…
Health & NHS LGBTQIA+ protesters hold die-in at NHS England over paused HRT for 16 and 17-year-olds
Activists from multiple groups occupied the entrance to NHS England on 25 March to denounce a pause in hormone prescriptions for 16…
Health & NHS When care is delayed: gender-affirming waits and why communal baths still matter
Photographs and histories reveal the human cost of delays and the ongoing importance of informal queer venues
Health & NHS Multidrug-resistant Shigella cases increasing in South Australia among GBMSM
SA Health is urging vigilance among gay and bisexual men who have sex with men after clusters of a multidrug-resistant Shigella strain…
Health & NHS Help shape sexual health services for gay and bisexual men
If you are a man who has sex with men, spend 20 minutes to report on PrEP, testing, chemsex and experiences of…
Health & NHS How chemsex is shaping sexual health services and legal responses
A survey invites men who have sex with men to spend 20 minutes to inform policies on PrEP, condoms, STI testing and…
Health & NHS Chemsex responses and sexual health outreach in Geneva and Poitiers
Take 20 minutes to contribute and learn how new consultations, community care and the Poitiers event on 21 April 2026 seek to…
Health & NHS Men who have sex with men: take the ‘Rapport au Sexe’ survey to inform sexual health services
Take 20 minutes to support a study mapping PrEP, chemsex, discrimination and sexual violence among men who have sex with men
Health & NHS Join the sexual health survey for men who have sex with men and help shape prevention
Contribute anonymously to a national study that documents sexual practices, access to care and drug-related risks among men who have sex with…
Health & NHS Why the NHS paused the PATHWAYS puberty blockers trial and what followed
A contested intervention by a senior clinician prompted a temporary halt to the PATHWAYS study, raising questions about impartiality, patient safety and…
Health & NHS How to support your libido: simple strategies for sapphic wellbeing
Practical, inclusive tips to help sapphic people support their libido with food, movement, stress management and clearer communication
Health & NHS Period pain, diagnostic delays and how culture is shifting the conversation
Personal accounts and cultural interventions reveal why diagnostic delay in endometriosis persists and how history and media are helping break the silence
Health & NHS France reduces its Global Fund contribution and falls in donor rankings
France confirmed it will cut by half its contribution to the global HIV response, shifting from the second to the fifth largest…
Health & NHS France reduces Global Fund support by more than half amid fiscal constraints
France confirms a 54% reduction in multi-year funding to the Global Fund and Unitaid, dropping from the second to the fifth largest…
Health & NHS Billy Porter recounts near-death sepsis battle and recovery
Billy Porter reveals how a trapped kidney stone led to urosepsis, coma and emergency life support, and how the experience reshaped his…
Health & NHS Why decriminalizing drug consumption could reduce deaths linked to chemsex
Frontline organisations and clinicians say criminal penalties for simple drug use create fear that prevents people from seeking help during chemsex emergencies
Health & NHS Activists detained after blockade at HHS over rules targeting gender-affirming care
A blockade outside the HHS headquarters led to 25 arrests after parents and activists protested proposed rules seen as a nationwide ban…
Health & NHS Temporary pause on NHS PATHWAYS trial halts access to puberty blockers for trans adolescents
A regulatory pause on the PATHWAYS trial has left transgender adolescents unable to start new NHS prescriptions for puberty blockers, prompting debate…
Health & NHS BBC iPlayer removal follows involuntary slur at BAFTA ceremony
The BBC removed the Bafta broadcast from iPlayer and apologised after John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, emitted involuntary vocal tics including…
Health & NHS New London Women’s Clinic centre in Brighton expands fertility services on the south coast
London Women’s Clinic has launched a Brighton site to deliver enhanced fertility care and local support for prospective parents across Sussex and…
Health & NHS Brighton welcomes a new London Women’s Clinic centre
London Women’s Clinic expands to Brighton to offer more local access to fertility and reproductive care for prospective parents across Sussex and…