About Health Alerts…

Men who have sex with men (MSM) often face dangerous and widespread health issues, many of which are ignored by the local media. As a response, the Pitt Men’s Study and the HIV Prevention and Care Project provide free Health Alert bulletins to the community via an email list service.

Health Alerts are backed by 25 years of experience (through the Pitt Men’s Study medical staff) in working with a diverse group of MSM. Individuals interested in subscribing to the service can send an email to PMS@stophiv.pitt.edu with the word subscribe in the subject line. You will then receive a confirmation message to verify your email address. Members can unsubscribe at any time, and email addresses will be kept private and confidential.

A sample of previous Health Alerts listed on the Pitt Men’s Study Website:

• Bisexual men have higher risk of heart disease – June 23, 2018
• Increasing Incidence of Syphilis in People With HIV – May 22, 2018
• HIV rate among gay and bi men between the age of 25 to 34 rose 45% between 2008 and 2015 – March 30, 2018
• Health Alert: Beaver County has “notable increases” in new HIV and gonorrhea diagnoses – March 14, 2018
• CDC identifies clusters of rapidly transmitting HIV nationwide – March 7, 2018
• Sexually active men in Pennsylvania need to get tested for Syphilis – October 30, 2017
• Antibiotic-resistant Gonorrhea on the rise – July 10, 2017
• Syphilis rates among gay men more than 100x greater – April 17, 2017
• Find PrEP providers in your area with the PrEP Locator – March 3, 2017
• Smoking may be more likely to kill HIV patients than the virus – November 7, 2016
• Optimal Care Checklist available for men who have sex with men – August 29, 2016
• A silent LGBT epidemic – June 30, 2016
• Pennsylvania still experiencing alarming increase in new syphilis infections – May 10, 2016
• “1 in 2 black men (who have sex with men) will get HIV” – February 24, 2016
• Syphilis on the rise again in PA – December 2015
• New study finds zero new HIV infections among PrEP users – September 2015
• Gonorrhea rising among gay and bi men – August 2015
• H.I.V. treatment should start at diagnosis, U.S. health officials say – May 2015
• 11 bad habits killing LGBT people – April 2015
• New study shows gay and bi men twice as likely to get skin cancer – March 2015
• Syphilis is like the canary in the coal mine for HIV – December 2014
• Syphilis infections among gay and bi men growing at an alarming rate – November 2014
• The treatment cascade in the United States – overall picture for gay men is poor – October 2014
• Hookups via Apps (like Grindr and Scruff) increase risk for chlamydia and gonorrhea – July 2014
• HIV associated with increased risk of melanoma – May 7 2014
• Being out to your doctor is important for your overall health – March 20 2014
• Sharp increase in rates of unprotected sex among gay and bi men – December 18 2013
• HIV associated with increased risk of melanoma – May 7 2014
• Being out to your doctor is important for your overall health – March 20 2014
• Sharp increase in rates of unprotected sex among gay and bi men – December 18 2013
• Health issues for gay men: Prevention first – October 16 2013
• HIV still and epidemic among men who have sex with men – August 9 2013
• Meningococcal meningitis – June 4 2013
• Expanded meningococcal vaccination recommendation to MSM – April 3 2013
• Grindr users engaged in risky habits despite safer sex knowledge – February 13 2013
• Research supports high-dose flu vaccine for people with HIV – January 3, 2013
• Syphilis rates increasing among gay and bisexual men – December 14, 2012
• Allegheny County health director urges flu vaccinations – December 6, 2012
• CDC highlights the importance of HIV testing among youth – November 28, 2012
• Is oral sex safe? – September 24, 2012
• Gay men at risk for antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea – February 24, 2012
• Shigella – January 17, 2012
• Syphilis Rates on the Rise for Young Black Gay Men – November 28, 2011
• Hepatitis C surpasses HIV in U.S. – November 15, 2011