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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.

St Paul’s closure: broken promises and lack of transparency
Opinion

St Paul’s closure: broken promises and lack of transparency

Who will benefit from West End hospital’s move to False Creek Flats?

By Robin Perelle
How will St Paul’s closure impact Vancouver’s gay village?
Power

How will St Paul’s closure impact Vancouver’s gay village?

Hospital closure threatens economic stability of West End

By Jeremy Hainsworth
Sexually transmitted illness grows resistant to drugs
Health

Sexually transmitted illness grows resistant to drugs

CDC releases report on shigella outbreak in the United States

By HG Watson
How to get STI tests without going to a clinic
Health

How to get STI tests without going to a clinic

New online screening for HIV, syphilis and other sexually transmitted illnesses

By Shauna Lewis
Les Femmes Fatales and a murder mystery gone awry
Arts

Les Femmes Fatales and a murder mystery gone awry

Vancouver’s Leaping Thespians team up with Ottawa playwright Mary Harvey

By Hannah Ackeral
Toronto HIV/AIDS hospital plans to double capacity
Health

Toronto HIV/AIDS hospital plans to double capacity

Casey House getting 5,300-square-metre expansion for 2016

By HG Watson
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Sex crimes
Opinion

Sex crimes

HIV nondisclosure and the post-epidemic landscape

By Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco
Woah! Ladies!
Opinion

Woah! Ladies!

Check out these ladies!

By Xtra Editor
Ocular syphilis spreading among gay men on US Pacific coast
Health

Ocular syphilis spreading among gay men on US Pacific coast

But no signs yet that is has reached Vancouver, BC

By Niko Bell
Waiting in purgatory (Part 3)
Opinion

Waiting in purgatory (Part 3)

Revisiting an old hookup

By Mike Miksche
End-of-life planning essential for LGBT seniors
Health

End-of-life planning essential for LGBT seniors

New research shared at The 519 says LGBT seniors concerned most about voice, support

By Daniela Costa
Gonorrhea rates rise among Ontario gay, bisexual men
Health

Gonorrhea rates rise among Ontario gay, bisexual men

Casual hook-ups, lack of awareness of STI, credited for increase

By HG Watson
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Waiting in purgatory (Part 2)
Opinion

Waiting in purgatory (Part 2)

Truvada, syphilis and old hookups

By Mike Miksche
What’s driving a surge in government-funded gay studies?
Power

What’s driving a surge in government-funded gay studies?

Canadian researchers from Sex Now, Momentum and other studies weigh in

By Shauna Lewis
What Fudger House means for queers
Opinion

What Fudger House means for queers

Losing LGBT-friendly nursing home should worry us all

By Nancy Irwin
Ottawa health ad stigmatizes HIV status
Opinion

Ottawa health ad stigmatizes HIV status

Campaign shows lack of cultural competency and empathy for HIV-positive people

By Michael Burtch
Tech lesbians, fairy tales and #Wejustneedtopee
The Daily Package

Tech lesbians, fairy tales and #Wejustneedtopee

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

By Niko Bell
Ontario NDP MPP moves to ban conversion therapy
Power

Ontario NDP MPP moves to ban conversion therapy

DiNovo says practices aimed at changing gender identity and sexual orientation are ‘abuse’

By HG Watson
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