Bisexual (57%) and transgender (56%–64%) adults are nearly twice as likely to experience loneliness than their straight (30%) and cisgender (32%) counterparts, in addition to reporting notably more stress, frequent mental distress, and history of depression.
During June 2022–January 2023, 32% of patients with mpox in Los Angeles County received tecovirimat. Among those treated, more than two thirds received treatment through community clinics and pharmacies.
Firearm injury emergency medical services (EMS) encounter rates (per 100,000 EMS encounters) were higher during 2020–2023 compared with 2019; however, by 2023, rates generally decreased from their 2020 peak.
In its first year, the Together TakeMeHome program mailed 443,813 free self-tests to 219,360 people in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, with about 1 in 4 surveyed recipients reporting that this was their first time ever getting tested for HIV.
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