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Health and Wellness Guide

From Botox, fillers and more we introduce you to the local health care scene and focus on you feeling great and looking better with our 2021 health and wellness guide.

Puerto Vallarta and Aguascalientes Partner to Enhance Medical Tourism

(left to right) Aguascalientes Mayor Leonardo Montañez and Puerto Vallarta Mayor Luis Munguía signing documents to establish a twinning relationship between the two cities, enabling them to share best practices and successful strategies. Photo provided
Puerto Vallarta is taking steps toward bolstering its medical tourism industry with the launch of a new partnership aimed at providing safe, high-quality care for patients traveling for medical reasons.

My experience getting tested at newly opened SETAC

The newest SETAC connection office located in Zona Romantica opened its doors on Tuesday, March 19th. We went to give them the welcome to...

Yoga Classes in Puerto Vallarta

Local yoga instructor Collin Wynter will soon start teaching two new yoga classes - one that is unique in that it will be one of the few - if only - men’s nude yoga classes around.
Join instructor Collin Wynter in this Yoga class held every Monday and Wednesday in Zona Romantica, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Vallarta Gay+ Community Center Launches Health Initiative to Serve Diverse Community

A temporary space has been donated inside ThrIVe IV & MedSpa on Basilio Badillo 277-A, in Zona Romantica (Col Emiliano Zapata) so that doctors can meet with patients and continue their PrEP treatment.
In a groundbreaking move aimed at bolstering support and fostering health within the LGBTQ+ community, the Vallarta Gay+ Community Center has announced the establishment of a new health organization. 

Look Younger and Feel Better with Microneedling in Puerto Vallarta

Daniel Chávez checks out the results after the microneedling treatment at ThrIVe MedSpa.
If you’re looking for a new glow and ‘fresh face’ look no further than ThrIVe MedSpa, which offers microneedling, a process that helps your skin produce more collagen and elastin.

SETAC: 10 Years of Serving Puerto Vallarta

SETAC 10 Years
SETAC, Puerto Vallarta's LGBT Wellness Center, is celebrating 10 years of operations with a party free to the Community at Industry nightclub on Saturday,...

Buzzworthy Queer Headlines with Josh Robbins

We have big queer news to cover this week including: COVID-19 and HIV Concerns; A judge just paused a Trump Policy that may affect us all; plus a church just walked away from their domination affiliation and you won’t believe why they did it?

ThrIVe Celebrates One Year with $50 USD Off Services Through Dec. 31, 2022

Mikel Alvarez, CEO, opened ThrIVe MedSpa on December 31, 2022, and has been amazed at how welcoming Puerto Vallarta has been to his new business. Alvarez previously owned a Ketamine IV therapy clinic in Las Vegas, NV, but sold that location to move to Puerto Vallarta full time as this is now his home.
ThrIVe MedSpa, an IV hydration and revitalization MedSpa in Puerto Vallarta, is celebrating its one-year anniversary on Dec. 31, and offering a huge discount on services offered between now and Dec. 31, 2022.

Puerto Vallarta, a Paradise of Well-Being, Receives the Free Soul Festival

Free Soul Festival
Puerto Vallarta, the privileged destination of the Jalisco coast, is recognized as a paradise for the senses and the general well-being of the body,...

Doctor Puerto Vallarta Offers Specialized LGBTQ Services and More

Dr. Omar Sánchez. Photo by Oscar Almeida
Dr. Sánchez is “Doctor Puerto Vallarta” and as a gay physician, he knows that many gay men are more comfortable with a gay physican that can speak English, and discuss more intimate health concerns.

SETAC Discontinues Free PREP Services Due to Lack of Government Funding

SETAC Prep Services Announcement
SETAC (SOLIDARITY ED THOMAS CIVIL ASSOCIATION), announced via a "story" posted on Instagram and Facebook on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, that it was being forced to discontinue providing free PREP to more than 500 uses of the program due to a lack of government funding.

World AIDS Day Celebrated on Dec. 1

December 1 is World AIDS Day. It was the first day dedicated to health around the world, and the reason for choosing that specific date was for reasons of media impact, being the first day of December.

Barras LGBT Vallarta, Wants You

Barre LGBT Program Chaka Of Paradise Photographed at the Calisthenics space in the stadium by Oscar Almeida
An inclusive calisthenics group for the LGBT+ community, inspired by successful initiatives in Mexico City and Guadalajara, is now being offered in Puerto Vallarta.

Are COVID-19 vaccines safe for people living with HIV?

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As the first COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out around the world, HIV/AIDS experts and advocates have sought to reassure those living with HIV that they can safely get the coronavirus vaccination.

Dr. Becerra’s Pause Clinic Offers Hormone Replacement Therapy Treatment for Men and Women

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Dr. Cinthia Becerra, a pioneer of hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) in Mexico for more than seven years, offers the only clinic in Mexico (Pause Clinic) that specializes only in Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement.

Men’s Nude Yoga and Not-So-Nude Yoga Classes to be Offered by Collin Wynter

Collin Wynter yoga
Local yoga instructor Collin Wynter will soon start teaching two new yoga classes - one that is unique in that it will be one of the few - if only - men’s nude yoga classes around.

S.E.T.A.C. presents the Integrated Health Care Program

SETAC Wellness Center is proud to announce a new program that offers primary care services to LGBT+ temporary and permanent residents of Puerto Vallarta...

SETAC inaugurates new liaison office in Zona Romantica

Yesterday was the big inauguration of SETAC's new liaison office in Zona Romantica! Among other things, this new connection office will assist with HIV...

Look Younger, Feel Better

Luis Dominguez Zuniga is on the cover of out and about pv
Aesthetic advances have evolved tremendously in the last few years, and Puerto Vallarta physician Luis Dominguez Zuniga wants you to know many new treatments that do not require surgery are now available.

Thrive Med Spa Hosts First Botox Party at Villa Sorpresa

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Thrive Med Spa hosted its inaugural Botox party on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at the stunning Villa Sorpresa in Puerto Vallarta.