South Korea to expand free HPV vaccination to 12-year-old boys from May www.koreabiomed.com/news/article...

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The April edition of our newsletter, bringing you the latest men's health news from around the world and everything that's happening at GAMH, is now available. mailchi.mp/f0d2c9b616c0...

Nine-Valent HPV Vaccination and Related Cancers This cohort study examines associations of the 9-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine with HPV-related cancers in males aged 9 to 26 years.

Boys should also get the HPV vaccine, not only to help eliminate cervical cancer through building herd immunity but also because in this latest study it cancer risk in men by about half (in 10 years of follow up; the reduction may be larger with longer follow up)

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HPV Vaccine Tied to Lower Cancer Risk in Men, Too The 9-valent shot should be given to both females and males, researchers urge

And here's an article on the research: www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

Nine-Valent HPV Vaccination and Related Cancers This cohort study examines associations of the 9-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine with HPV-related cancers in males aged 9 to 26 years.

9-valent human papillomavirus vaccine (9vHPV) which protects against HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58 is beneficial not only for females but also for males jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Excellent training from our friends at the Men's Health Forum

Thanks to our friends at @ecancer.org for reporting on our call on @who.int to implement to UN political declaration on #hpv vaccination for both boys and girls ecancer.org/en/news/2801...

Today, with NOMAN is an Island: Race to End HPV, we have sent an open letter to @who.int calling on the WHO to implement the UN Political Declaration Commitment to HPV Vaccination for Boys and Girls and work with member states to expand routine universal HPV vaccination. gamh.org/wp-content/u...

Men’s wellbeing groups are growing - and helping fill gaps in mental health support New research shows community groups are helping men open up about mental health and challenge traditional ideas of masculinity.

Pressure on mental health services across the UK is leaving many without support when they need it. But informal men’s groups, including community-based peer support groups, continue to grow and are helping fill the gaps. Report from Wales theconversation.com/mens-wellbei...

Sperm storage causes sperm senescence in human and non-human animals Abstract. In animals, mature sperm are stored in males before ejaculation and sometimes in females before fertilization. Sperm storage provides evolutionar

New study suggests that In men, sperm 'storage' via sexual abstinence increases sperm oxidative stress and DNA damage, while reducing sperm viability and motility. royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Our next webinar is An Overlooked Issue? HPV, Warts and recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP), part of our HPV series with NOMAN is an Island: Race to End HPV. It's on Tuesday 28th April at 14.00 BST in support of World Immunisation Week. All free. Register now. gamh.org/webinars/

Men to get better health support through innovative partnership Partnership with Movember and People’s Health Trust to trial new approaches to improve men’s health.

UK men have been promised an innovative partnership between government, Movember and the People’s Health Trust to trial new approaches to improve men’s health. Health secretary Wes Streeting said: 'It is a key step in delivering our first ever Men’s Health Strategy.' www.gov.uk/government/n...

More equitable preconception health: paternal life course opportunities for better pregnancy, child, and family outcomes Men and partners are important contributors to the health of future generations, yet their own preconception health and wellbeing remain secondary considerations in research, practice, and policy. Sil...

Analysis of multiple studies in @thelancet.com suggests that a man's health prior to conception including mental health, nutrition, lifestyle choices like smoking, and environmental factors, may all impact on a partner's pregnancy and on their children's health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Prostate cancer screening is as good as breast cancer screening, say researchers Prostate cancer screening compares favorably to screening for breast cancer in identifying significant cancers, reducing mortality and avoiding unnecessary harms, says new research. The findings are p...

Prostate cancer screening compares favourably to breast cancer screening in identifying significant cancers, reducing mortality and avoiding unnecessary harms, says new research that has also been accepted for publication in European Urology @euplatinum.bsky.social medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03...

Advancing Indigenous men's health equity in gender justice action We seek to build on the work of Sarah Hawkes and colleagues in the Lancet Commission on gender and global health1 by applying an intersectional lens that brings increased focus to gender justice for b...

Gender justice for all necessitates addressing the impact of intersecting inequities, particularly the marginalisation of voices silenced by colonial legacies, argues a powerful letter to @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Momentum builds for a federal office of men’s health focused on disease prevention For advocates who have been pushing to create a federal office of men's health, this could finally be the moment.

Women's health has federal offices. Should men have one, too? Momentum builds for a federal office of men’s health focused on disease prevention www.statnews.com/2026/03/12/m...

Cancer of the Penis (Penile Cancer) - The Urology Foundation Cancer of the penis, or penile cancer, rarely affects men under 40, and only 1 in 100,000 men overall. It is a potentially fatal condition. With penile cancer, tumours usually appear on the end of the...

The Urology Foundation launched a penile cancer awareness raising campaign this week. Look out for ads on digital screens across London and in digital screens in the UK's chicken shops!
The cancer is very rare but it makes sense to know more about it. www.theurologyfoundation.org/urology-heal...

It's International HPV Awareness Day. Write to your government to: clarify plans to include boys in HPV vaccination programmes, ensure all HPV-related cancers are reflected in national policies, secure sustainable financing and call on WHO and Gavi to support all this gamh.org/men-cancer-h...

Today on International HPV Awareness Day we're calling for routine universal (gender-neutral) HPV vaccination including boys. The United Nations now agree - see our briefing document gamh.org/un-declarati...

It's International HPV Awareness Day - download the special edition of our HPV newsletter mailchi.mp/8612717073d4...

The American Nurses Association is recognising men’s health as a nursing specialty establishing nationally-recognised expectations for professional practice, education, and ethical responsibility specific to men’s health nursing www.nursingworld.org/news/news-re...

It's International HPV Awareness Day on Wednesday 4th. Read our special newsletter for the day outlining all the ways you can get involved: mailchi.mp/8612717073d4...

GAMH trustee Ron Henry said: 'At the Men's Health Network, we are very grateful for this new Congressional action. Too many men are dying too young. An Office of Men's Health is essential not only for the men themselves, but also for the wives, sisters and daughters who love them.'

The bill is supported by the Men's Health Network, who also supported the recent enactment of legislation on the state level creating Fatherhood Commissions in Ohio and Virginia. Additional legislation is pending in Maryland and Missouri.

Congressman Carter, Murphy Introduce the State of Men’s Health Act Washington, D.C. — This week, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC) introduced the State of Men's Health Act (H.R. 7602). The bill would require the U.S. Gove...

Good news from the USA where political leaders are increasingly paying attention to men's health and fatherhood. A new bill in Congress proposes a federally sponsored study of men's health needs and the creation of a federal Office of Men's Health. troycarter.house.gov/media/press-...

#HealthyMen—The Government of Canada is launching a national conversation on Men and Boys’ Health The Government of Canada is launching a national conversation on men and boys’ health. Input gathered through this conversation will inform the development of Canada’s first Men and Boys’ Health Strat...

The Government of Canada is launching a national conversation on Men and Boys’ Health #HealthyMen
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Study reveals inequalities in men with learning disabilities and prostate cancer Shocking inequalities experienced by men with learning disabilities when diagnosed with prostate cancer have been highlighted in a study by University of Manchester and Christie NHS Foundation Trust r...

Men with learning disabilities are 35% more likely than similar aged men without such disabilities to have prostate cancer symptoms but are 34% less likely to have a PSA test. A shocking example of the sort of health inequality we don't talk about enough.
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The political economy of the gun: militarised masculinity, commerce, and the global health burden of firearms examined - AOAV This report argues that global firearm violence should be understood as a gendered public-health crisis driven by the military-industrial complex, militarised masculinity, cultural normalisation of gu...

This fascinating papers identifies the political, cultural and commercial forces behind a civilian stockpile of 1,000,000,000+ guns worldwide. Men account for most firearm-related homicides and are particularly vulnerable to gun-related suicide. aoav.org.uk/2026/the-pol...

England's First Men's Health Strategy | The King's Fund Paul Galdas explores what it will take to make England’s first men’s health strategy a success.

'Will system design still leave some men behind?': GAMH member @paulgaldas.bsky.social,
Prof of Men’s Health at the University of York, offers some sharp analysis of the Men's Health Strategy for England for the @thekingsfund.bsky.social www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

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...

Learn how to empower the men in your group or organisation to boost their health. Online Men's Health Champions training next week - places still available. shop.menshealthforum.org.uk/collections/...