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Health

Health is a core pillar of Xtra’s content … sexual health, mental health, trans health, reproductive health. From our recurring Ask an Expert series to our Ask Kai sex and relationship advice column to in-depth features on breaking medical news, we take a serious, science-based, shame-free approach to all aspects of your health.

What PrEP can and can’t do
Opinion

What PrEP can and can’t do

Can an increase in STIs be blamed on PrEP users?

By Mike Miksche
Safe spaces with Kind and Planned Parenthood
Health

Safe spaces with Kind and Planned Parenthood

Joining forces to better serve the Ottawa community

By Adrienne Ascah
Egale forges ahead with LGBT youth shelter
Health

Egale forges ahead with LGBT youth shelter

Transitional housing will have 30 beds for queer and trans youth, expected by 2017

By Arshy Mann
Taking a gamble with generic PrEP
Opinion

Taking a gamble with generic PrEP

Navigating my health . . . on the internet

By Mike Miksche
Is generic PrEP right for me?
Opinion

Is generic PrEP right for me?

Mulling over the options as my Truvada stash dwindles

By Mike Miksche
Talk about the good and the bad with Truvada
Opinion

Talk about the good and the bad with Truvada

Just having the discussion is half the battle

By Mike Miksche
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Sherbourne Health Centre to expand trans care
Health

Sherbourne Health Centre to expand trans care

Increase in provincial funding means Toronto health centre can do more for trans patients

By Arshy Mann
Why I had to stop taking PrEP
Opinion

Why I had to stop taking PrEP

What I learned about Truvada when I could no longer afford it

By Mike Miksche
Three-quarters of Vancouver gay men had never heard of PrEP
Health

Three-quarters of Vancouver gay men had never heard of PrEP

Truvada now approved by Health Canada but many men still in the dark, study shows

By Niko Bell
PrEP is now approved in Canada. What happens now?
Health

PrEP is now approved in Canada. What happens now?

Advocates say real access to Truvada is a long way away

By Niko Bell
PrEP resistance
Opinion

PrEP resistance

What does one man’s statistical anomaly mean for the rest of us?

By Mike Miksche
Did Health Canada just approve Truvada as PrEP?
Health

Did Health Canada just approve Truvada as PrEP?

Health advocate says high cost still main barrier to access

By Niko Bell
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Bringing PrEP back to Canada from the US is illegal. Sort of
Sexual Health

Bringing PrEP back to Canada from the US is illegal. Sort of

Health Canada and Border Services at odds on PrEP importation

By Niko Bell
Does being LGBT and senior increase your risk of elder abuse?
Health

Does being LGBT and senior increase your risk of elder abuse?

A travelling town hall in BC tries to raise awareness of LGBT senior abuse

By Nathaniel Christopher
Men’s health, free PrEP and unenforceable sodomy
The Daily Package

Men’s health, free PrEP and unenforceable sodomy

Your Daily Package of newsy and naughty bits from around the world

By Niko Bell
Caring for Ottawa’s LGBT seniors
Health

Caring for Ottawa’s LGBT seniors

Ottawa Senior Pride Network provides training for staff at long-term care facilities

By Isaac Würmann
Why BC’s new HPV coverage for gay boys isn’t enough
Health

Why BC’s new HPV coverage for gay boys isn’t enough

‘You’d have to come out to parents, school or a doctor and say ‘I’m at risk,’’ says MLA

By Nathaniel Christopher
Laughing your way to empowerment
Arts

Laughing your way to empowerment

Mood Disorders Association of Ontario invites LGBT folk to share mental health issues, then laugh about it with a stand-up routine

By Jeremy Willard
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