George Forgan-Smith

The Victorian Health Department has issued a notification of a Hepatitis A outbreak in the gay community of Melbourne Victoria. An outbreak of hepatitis A has been identified in Victoria. As of 12 January, 27 confirmed cases have been identified, and a further 12 cases of hepatitis A infection are being investigated. Of the 27 confirmed cases, all are male and most have not … [Read more...] about Hepatitis A Outbreak In Victoria Australia

https://youtu.be/QLe-OaQxIlg Meningococcal Vaccine Update With Advice For HIV Positive Men As an update the 4 strain Meningococcal vaccine (A, C, Y, W) vaccine is now available free for all gay and bisexual men living in Victoria Australia. If you are living with HIV you are urged to consider getting the vaccine to protect your health. Men living with HIV are advised that … [Read more...] about Update On Meningococcal Vaccine For Victoria

Meningococcal C Outbreak In Melbourne & Victoria 8 cases of Meningococcal C Infections In Victoria. The majority in gay and bisexual men. Meningococcal disease can cause serious illness and death in 10% of cases Meningococcal disease can be prevented with vaccination Vic Health will offer all men who have sex with men free vaccination with Quadvalant … [Read more...] about Meningococcal C Outbreak In Victoria Australia

Hi. I'm Dr George Forgan-Smith and I'm a PrEP doctor based in Melbourne CBD. Today I wanted to briefly talk about how to get PrEP in Melbourne. https://youtu.be/X7qmk_j5jp4 PrEP or pre-exposure prophylaxis is a single daily tablet when taken every day it reduces the risk of HIV infection by about 99%. Now, it's an important thing to note that you do need to have a … [Read more...] about How To Get PrEP In Melbourne

Today I came across a facinating article in the Pink News on the a range of medical butt plugs that were sold as "miracle cures" of constipation right through to insanity. As noted in the article: Writing in a 1893 medical journal, the eponymous Dr Young touted the devices as a cure for insanity, insisting that it could cure 75% of people considered insane  “in a few weeks’ … [Read more...] about Medical Butt Plugs?