Category: HEALTH

By: Jerry P. Abraham, MD MPH CMQ Photo by: Cheeese | Dreamstime.com In times of uncertainty and distressing news, it’s natural to feel overwhelmed. For people of color and LGBTQIA+ people like our

By: Jerry P. Abraham, MD MPH CMQ Photo by: © Tommyandone | Dreamstime.com 1. Stay on PrEP: If you’re on PrEP, continue taking it daily to prevent HIV. Don’t skip doses, even during travel or holi

By: Los Angeles County Public Health Photo by: Tamar Dundua | Dreamstime.com - Public Health Recommends Vaccination to Limit Transmission, Prevent Serious Disease The Los Angeles County Department

By: Jerry P. Abraham, MD MPH CMQ Photos by: Aihrgdesign | Dreamstime.com Drugs and Alcohol are a big problem for many people, but can be especially challenging for individuals within our queer La

By: Jerry P. Abraham, MD MPH CMQ I recently had the privilege to attend the 25th Annual International AIDS Conference in Munich, Germany. I was able to expand my knowledge on the latest updates reg

By: Jerry P. Abraham, MD MPH CMQ Photo: Volodymyr Tverdokhlib | Dreamstime.com Now that PRIDE month’s over, it’s time for us to get back to business as usual – taking care of ourselves. Even thou

By: Dr. Jerry P. Abraham Photo: Yuri Arcurs | Dreamstime.com Working outside during summer or frolicking at the beach for countless hours with friends can be very hard on your body, especially whe

By: Brandon Simpson, AMFT Men’s Health Foundation Photo: Mental Health © Monkey Business Images | Dreamstime.com In the colorful tapestry of human experience, mental health plays a crucial role, we

By: Dr. Jerry P. Abraham, MD MPH, CMQ PRIDE month is the time of year when we can take all the joy and love associated with being an LGBTQIA+ person and show it alongside people like us in the stre

By: Dr. Jerry P. Abraham, MD MPH, CMQ To nobody’s surprise and if you didn’t know yourself!…LGBTQIA+ people are people, too! And just like anyone and everyone else we all have healthcare needs AN

By: Dr. Jerry P. Abraham, MD MPH, CMQ Vaccines, also known as immunizations, play an important role in keeping our LGBTQIA+ community safe. Especially for LGBTQIA+ people, it is critically importan

Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention Prostate Cancer basic information Photo © Natal’ya Buzuevskaya | Dreamstime.com Cancer is a disease in which cells in the body grow out of control

By: Daniel Pearce, D.O., FCOI, AAHIVMS WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY VS. THE MEDICATIONS Surgeon/specialists point out that weight loss surgery is safe and effective and can last a lifetime and is covered by

By: Daniel Pearce, D.O., FCOI, AAHIVMS 92% OF DONATED NFL BRAINS ARE DAMAGED 376 brains of NFL players were donated to Boston University to study Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). Of course if

By: Daniel Pearce, D.O., FCOI, AAHIVMS ADHD IN OLDER ADULTS ASSOCIATED WITH MORE CRASHES 1179 Adults >65 years of age were studied in several states and found to have more traffic tickets and havin

By: Daniel Pearce, D.O., FCOI, AAHIVMS DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS EXPLOSIVE ANGER? One out of 25 people have intermittent explosive disorder and only 5 are getting treatment. Minor disagreements

By: Daniel Pearce, D.O., FCOI, AAHIVMS DOXY PEP IS TAKING OFF AND PREVENTING STIs Taking 200 mg of doxycycline in

By: Daniel Pearce, D.O., FCOI, AAHIVMS IS CAFFEINE THE ONLY WAKE UP CHEMICAL IN COFFEE? Researchers gave pure caffeine in hot water and scanned their brains in an MRI machine. The pure caffeine act

By: Daniel Pearce, D.O., FCOI, AAHIVMS SPLENDA® IS TOXIC A popular artificial sweetener, sucralose, or Splenda has been shown to break up DNA and cause bacteria to leak from the intestines into the

By: Daniel Pearce, D.O., FCOI, AAHIVMS FAILURE TO LAUNCH Maybe you have an adult sibling who can't seem to become independent of their parents and have difficulty getting and keeping a job, even th