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.

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?

LGBTQ Soccer League ‘Jugando por Nuestros Derechos’ forms in Puerto Vallarta

Vallarta S-O-C-C-E-R “Jugando por Nuestros Dereechos” , a new LGBTQ sports project in Puerto Vallarta, has been years in the making, and is the...

ISSTE and LGBT Groups Administer 1,000+ Vaccines at Hotel Mercurio

More than 1,000 vaccines were administered at the daylong vaccination event at Hotel Mercurio. Photo by Oscar Almeida.
More than 1,000 vaccines were recently administered to some 650 people during a vaccination event held at Hotel Mercurio.

Medical Tourism Draws Visitors to Puerto Vallarta For Many Reasons

With a million and one reasons to visit Puerto Vallarta, including warm weather, beautiful beaches, delicious food and the friendly locals at the top...

3 reasons to connect with yourself in Puerto Vallarta

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Connect with yourself. Work, stress, bills. Daily life can make us forget many times what we want and where we are. Sometimes we pay more attention to our surroundings than to our interior. That is why today we will give you 3 reasons to be in harmony with you again.

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.

Vallarta Medical Center Celebrates Its 4th Anniversary

The 4th anniversary of Vallarta Medical Center was celebrated in Vallarta-Nayarit inside its facilities, where its directors and staff were gathered the last Friday...

AMLO reforms will affect organiations against HIV+ in Mexico, SETAC Puerto Vallarta declares not being affected

Earlier this year, the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced the changes in the way of financing the treatment of the nearly 100,000 seropositives...

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.

Bioidentical Hormones: An Innovative Treatment for Transgender People

Dr. Cinthia Becerra
Dr. Cinthia Becerra is one of the precursors in Mexico of Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy which, as opposed to traditional medicine, represents a less aggressive treatment for gender dysphoria.

In March, S.E.T.A.C. Wellness Center Offers PrEP At No Cost

S.E.T.A.C. Wellness Center announced that during the month of March, their staff will apply the protocol performed to determinate if you’re a candidate to...

Vaccination or Negative Covid Test Required to Enter PV Bars or Clubs

Starting Jan. 14, 2022, you'll need a current Covid-19 vaccination with proof or a negative Covid-19 test to enjoy a night out at one of Puerto Vallarta's bars or clubs.

LGBTQ+ Community Center Expands, Offers New Services

Vallarta's Gay+ Community Center is located at Morelos 101-Local 3B, Centro, 48300 Puerto Vallarta, Jal. It has recently expanded it's physical space and its services. Photo by Jerry Jones
The Vallarta Gay+ Community Center (VGCC) is experiencing a period of rapid growth and expansion, transforming into a vital hub for Puerto Vallarta's LGBTQ+ community.

Vallarta Medical Center Celebrates Seven Years as a Top Level Hospital

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For more than seven years Vallarta Medical Center has been providing top-level medical services to Puerto Vallartians. 

SETAC Resets Prep Program, Will Provide Services for up to 1,000 participants

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SETAC (SOLIDARITY ED THOMAS CIVIL ASSOCIATION), will reset it's PREP program and now provide PREP for up to 1,000 participants over the next year.

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. 

Medical Insurance A Necessity When Visiting or Living in Puerto Vallarta

If you’re planning a trip (or a move) to Puerto Vallarta, you may want to explore options for medical and travel insurance.

Free HPV Vaccinations Set for August 26, 27

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An event to provide free HPV vaccinations for people living with HIV will be held at Capasists Vallarta and Blue Chairs Hotel on August 26, and 27, 2024.