Global Action On Men's Health
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International network of men’s health organisations and others working for gender-sensitive health care worldwide.
We warmly welcome HEAL’s vital new report on chemical pollution and men’s health in Europe by Dr Rossella Cannarella. It draws on several studies linking rises in prostate cancer, testicular cancer and male infertility to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs)
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New report: Chemical pollution driving men’s health crisis | Health and Environment Alliance
A new report commissioned by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) warns that chemical pollution is fuelling a growing men’s health crisis in Europe. Rates of prostate and testicular cancer, as w...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:58 AM
We warmly welcome HEAL’s vital new report on chemical pollution and men’s health in Europe by Dr Rossella Cannarella. It draws on several studies linking rises in prostate cancer, testicular cancer and male infertility to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs)
www.env-health.org/new-report-c...
www.env-health.org/new-report-c...
This is a very important new report
New HEAL report!
Chemical pollution is fuelling a growing men’s health crisis in Europe.
Prostate cancer, testicular cancer, male infertility are on the rise, and parental exposure can even mean health impacts in the next generation.
Read the report: ➡️ www.env-health.org/new-report-c...
Chemical pollution is fuelling a growing men’s health crisis in Europe.
Prostate cancer, testicular cancer, male infertility are on the rise, and parental exposure can even mean health impacts in the next generation.
Read the report: ➡️ www.env-health.org/new-report-c...
November 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
This is a very important new report
Reposted by Global Action On Men's Health
We've still places available on next week's Men's Health Champions training course. It's 17th & 20th November from 10am-12 on both days on Zoom. Check it out. shop.menshealthforum.org.uk/collections/...
Men's Health Champions Training
What is a Men's Health Champion? Men's Health Champions are not health professionals but members of the public (men and women) who care about men's health and want to help improve it. Almost anyone ca...
shop.menshealthforum.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We've still places available on next week's Men's Health Champions training course. It's 17th & 20th November from 10am-12 on both days on Zoom. Check it out. shop.menshealthforum.org.uk/collections/...
If interested in this important UK initiative, please reply to the Men's Health Forum not GAMH. Thanks.
Gents, what do you think of pharmacies in the UK? How could they do more to help keep us healthier? We're setting up a quick focus group this week to discuss. If interested please reply or contact us through the usual channels.
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
If interested in this important UK initiative, please reply to the Men's Health Forum not GAMH. Thanks.
Taking testosterone you don't need suppresses the body’s own T production, causes infertility, and increases the risk of blood clots, heart problems and mood disorders. Very few men actually need extra T but there's a lot of money in telling them the opposite. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Social media misinformation driving men to seek unneeded NHS testosterone therapy, doctors say
Endocrinologists warn taking testosterone unnecessarily can suppress natural hormone production
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Taking testosterone you don't need suppresses the body’s own T production, causes infertility, and increases the risk of blood clots, heart problems and mood disorders. Very few men actually need extra T but there's a lot of money in telling them the opposite. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Conversations men don't usually have. This is a nice idea for a discussion: what things about being a man would you roast and what would you toast? This video features the views of a particular group of guys assembled by Movember. What do you think? www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcSO...
The conversations men don’t usually have – Roasts & Toasts
YouTube video by Movember
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November 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Conversations men don't usually have. This is a nice idea for a discussion: what things about being a man would you roast and what would you toast? This video features the views of a particular group of guys assembled by Movember. What do you think? www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcSO...
The Hidden Toll of Breakups on Men's Mental Health: Relationship loss is one of the strongest yet least discussed triggers for male suicide worldwide, says @psychologytoday.com www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/medi...
The Hidden Toll of Breakups on Men's Mental Health
A new global study reveals that breakup and divorce can sharply raise suicide risk for men—especially younger, isolated, or unemployed men—in the months after separation.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The Hidden Toll of Breakups on Men's Mental Health: Relationship loss is one of the strongest yet least discussed triggers for male suicide worldwide, says @psychologytoday.com www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/medi...
New research from Healthwatch England for the country's men’s health strategy includes recommendations on NHS Health Checks, prostate cancer screening, mental health and health literacy. Men prioritised continuity of care – seeing the same doctors www.healthwatch.co.uk/report/2025-...
Men's Health: How to improve health outcomes, knowledge and behaviours
Our latest research shows the barriers that men face when seeking care.
www.healthwatch.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
New research from Healthwatch England for the country's men’s health strategy includes recommendations on NHS Health Checks, prostate cancer screening, mental health and health literacy. Men prioritised continuity of care – seeing the same doctors www.healthwatch.co.uk/report/2025-...
We'd like to forget it but we can't. Women who have Covid-19 during pregnancy appear more likely to have children with autism - risk differences were most pronounced among boys and when infection occurred in the third trimester. edition.cnn.com/2025/10/30/h...
Autism diagnosis rates higher among children born to mothers who had Covid-19 during pregnancy, study suggests | CNN
Children may be more likely to be diagnosed with autism and other neurodevelopment disorders if their mother had a Covid-19 infection while pregnant, according to a new study.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
We'd like to forget it but we can't. Women who have Covid-19 during pregnancy appear more likely to have children with autism - risk differences were most pronounced among boys and when infection occurred in the third trimester. edition.cnn.com/2025/10/30/h...
A study of young sexual-minority men in New York City has found that discrimination, internalised homophobia and perceived stress were all significantly associated with worse mental-health outcomes www.mdpi.com/2673-995X/5/...
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November 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
A study of young sexual-minority men in New York City has found that discrimination, internalised homophobia and perceived stress were all significantly associated with worse mental-health outcomes www.mdpi.com/2673-995X/5/...
On 4th Nov, our chair Derek Griffith is presenting a paper based on our sexual health report to this year's American Public Health Assoc conference in Washington, DC. www.apha.org/events-and-m...
Abstract here: apha.confex.com/apha/2025/me...
Abstract here: apha.confex.com/apha/2025/me...
October 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
On 4th Nov, our chair Derek Griffith is presenting a paper based on our sexual health report to this year's American Public Health Assoc conference in Washington, DC. www.apha.org/events-and-m...
Abstract here: apha.confex.com/apha/2025/me...
Abstract here: apha.confex.com/apha/2025/me...
On 2nd Nov, our chair Derek Griffith is presenting a paper based on our primary care report to this year's American Public Health Assoc conference in Washington, DC. www.apha.org/events-and-m...
Abstract here: apha.confex.com/apha/2025/me...
Abstract here: apha.confex.com/apha/2025/me...
October 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
On 2nd Nov, our chair Derek Griffith is presenting a paper based on our primary care report to this year's American Public Health Assoc conference in Washington, DC. www.apha.org/events-and-m...
Abstract here: apha.confex.com/apha/2025/me...
Abstract here: apha.confex.com/apha/2025/me...
ProPublica say a new Trump administration memo is making it more difficult for male veterans with breast cancer to get their health care needs covered by the government. www.propublica.org/article/vete...
Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage
A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
ProPublica say a new Trump administration memo is making it more difficult for male veterans with breast cancer to get their health care needs covered by the government. www.propublica.org/article/vete...
Interesting article in @theguardian.com headlined 'Men need twice as much exercise as women to lower heart disease risk, study finds'. Worth digging further into …https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/oct/27/men-need-twice-as-much-exercise-as-women-to-lower-heart-disease-risk-study-finds
October 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Interesting article in @theguardian.com headlined 'Men need twice as much exercise as women to lower heart disease risk, study finds'. Worth digging further into …https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/oct/27/men-need-twice-as-much-exercise-as-women-to-lower-heart-disease-risk-study-finds
Men who use plastic cutlery and tableware have a higher accumulation of microplastics in their semen, which is linked to lower sperm count, according to a recent paper published in the Journal of Nanobiotechnology www.ehn.org/microplastic...
Plastic tableware use linked to microplastics in semen
Men who use plastic cutlery and tableware have a higher accumulation of microplastics in their semen, which is linked to lower sperm count, according to a recent paper published in the Journal of Nano...
www.ehn.org
October 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Men who use plastic cutlery and tableware have a higher accumulation of microplastics in their semen, which is linked to lower sperm count, according to a recent paper published in the Journal of Nanobiotechnology www.ehn.org/microplastic...
Our chair Derek Griffith, pictured on the left with our new trustee John Rich, is speaking at the National Men's Gathering in Brisbane, Australia today. He joins a panel discussing Moving Men's Health Forward. www.menshealthgathering.org.au
Event details: amhf.p.asnevents.com.au/days/2025-10...
Event details: amhf.p.asnevents.com.au/days/2025-10...
October 23, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Our chair Derek Griffith, pictured on the left with our new trustee John Rich, is speaking at the National Men's Gathering in Brisbane, Australia today. He joins a panel discussing Moving Men's Health Forward. www.menshealthgathering.org.au
Event details: amhf.p.asnevents.com.au/days/2025-10...
Event details: amhf.p.asnevents.com.au/days/2025-10...
“After the war we lived through, every Palestinian needs mental support”. Médecins Sans Frontières go behind the armour to talk about men's mental health in the Middle East and North Africa. www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/middle-east-...
Middle East and North Africa: Behind the armour, men’s mental health | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
In the conflict-hit Middle East and North Africa region, men face hidden mental health struggles. MSF supports healing through mental health services.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca
October 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
“After the war we lived through, every Palestinian needs mental support”. Médecins Sans Frontières go behind the armour to talk about men's mental health in the Middle East and North Africa. www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/middle-east-...
A review of primary care's role in male mental health and suicide prevention says it has a "pivotal role" and calls for better clinician education, structured screening, gender-sensitive service delivery, alcohol interventions, and digital engagement tools. www.cureus.com/articles/429...
Primary Care Interventions in Male Mental Health and Suicide Prevention: A Systematic Review
This systematic review evaluated the effectiveness of primary care interventions in improving male mental health and preventing suicide. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews ...
www.cureus.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
A review of primary care's role in male mental health and suicide prevention says it has a "pivotal role" and calls for better clinician education, structured screening, gender-sensitive service delivery, alcohol interventions, and digital engagement tools. www.cureus.com/articles/429...
As they age, men's sperm contains more and more potentially harmful DNA mutations. Researchers were "surprised" just how much age drives up the number of sperm carrying mutations linked to serious diseases. www.sciencealert.com/older-mens-s...
Older Men's Sperm Carry More Mutations, And They May Turn Harmful
Potentially harmful DNA mutations can amass in men's sperm as they age, new research has found, which may in turn impact the number of mutations passed on to children – and the risks of disease in the...
www.sciencealert.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
As they age, men's sperm contains more and more potentially harmful DNA mutations. Researchers were "surprised" just how much age drives up the number of sperm carrying mutations linked to serious diseases. www.sciencealert.com/older-mens-s...
The new European Code Against Cancer from @europeancancer.bsky.social which consists of 14 cancer-beating recommendations to the general population of the EU Includes, among other new recommendations, vaccinating girls AND boys against HPV. Good call cancer-code-europe.iarc.who.int
European Code Against Cancer | 14 ways to prevent cancer
Discover the European Code Against Cancer with 14 evidence-based recommendations to help you prevent cancer and lower your cancer risk.
cancer-code-europe.iarc.who.int
October 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The new European Code Against Cancer from @europeancancer.bsky.social which consists of 14 cancer-beating recommendations to the general population of the EU Includes, among other new recommendations, vaccinating girls AND boys against HPV. Good call cancer-code-europe.iarc.who.int
Sign up for our next FREE webinar on 30th October. Is HPV even more dangerous than we thought? us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Sign up for our next FREE webinar on 30th October. Is HPV even more dangerous than we thought? us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
In the USA, suicide kills more Gen Z adults than 10 years ago when millennials were the same age. Most of the increase (85%) is among Black and Hispanic men. There is no one cause of suicide but Gen Z was the first generation to grow up with the internet stateline.org/2025/10/02/s...
Suicide claims more Gen Z lives than previous generation • Stateline
For Gen Z adults, the oldest of whom are now reaching their late 20s, suicide is taking more lives than 10 years ago when millennials were the same age.
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October 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
In the USA, suicide kills more Gen Z adults than 10 years ago when millennials were the same age. Most of the increase (85%) is among Black and Hispanic men. There is no one cause of suicide but Gen Z was the first generation to grow up with the internet stateline.org/2025/10/02/s...
Prostate cancer screening bill before New Zealand parliament seeks approval for a 4-year, free, risk-stratified pilot prostate cancer screening programme in two NZ regions—one in the North Island and one in the South Island www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Prostate cancer screening bill before NZ Parliament
On Sept 14, 2025, New Zealand First introduced the Health (Prostate Cancer Screening
Services) Amendment Bill to Parliament. The bill seeks approval for a 4-year, free,
risk-stratified pilot prostate ...
www.thelancet.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Prostate cancer screening bill before New Zealand parliament seeks approval for a 4-year, free, risk-stratified pilot prostate cancer screening programme in two NZ regions—one in the North Island and one in the South Island www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Study in Iran reported in @nature.com identifies sex disparities in opioid and stimulant poisoning - a rare regional study www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Gender differences in opioid and stimulant poisoning in the central region of iran: a cross-sectional study - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Gender differences in opioid and stimulant poisoning in the central region of iran: a cross-sectional study
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September 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Study in Iran reported in @nature.com identifies sex disparities in opioid and stimulant poisoning - a rare regional study www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Letter from Israeli and US academics to International Journal of Cancer urges the UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases to back vaccination for all to make elimination of all HPV-related cancers a global health priority - not just cervical cancer. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Comment addressing the 2025 Zero Draft: A global call for HPV elimination
Click on the article title to read more.
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September 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Letter from Israeli and US academics to International Journal of Cancer urges the UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases to back vaccination for all to make elimination of all HPV-related cancers a global health priority - not just cervical cancer. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...