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Category: Sexually Transmitted Disease

Sexual Health, Sexually Transmitted Disease

What is Mycoplasma genitalium, the common STI you’ve probably never heard of

March 18, 2021

What is it? How do I get it? How common is it?

Immunology, Syphilis

Syphilis eludes immune attack by altering a single gene, UW study finds

April 21, 2020

By shuffling DNA in and out of one gene, syphilis stays a step ahead of the immune system to resist eradication.

Coronavirus, Ethics, Sexually Transmitted Disease, Surgery

Cancer Surgeries and Organ Transplants Are Being Put Off for Coronavirus. Can They Wait?

April 6, 2020

The elective procedures being postponed because of coronavirus aren’t all optional, but cancer patients and organ recipients are being forced to wait.

HIV/AIDS, Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Disease

HHS Removed Images Of Condoms From HIV/AIDS Awareness Fliers

March 2, 2020

The condoms were featured on a fact sheet and included in a social media campaign to spread the word on how to reduce HIV transmission among women and girls.

Sexually Transmitted Disease

Sexual transmitted disease rates continue to rise in Washington

October 9, 2019

Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis have all been rising over the past several years.

Contraception, Sexually Transmitted Disease

US Funding Christian Clinics that Prescribe Abstinence to Stop the Spread of STDs

October 7, 2019

Obria, a Christian medical chain, which was awarded $1.7 million in federal family planning funds, does not offer hormonal birth control or condoms; instead, it urges restraint.

you woman getting HPV vaccine
HPV, Vaccines

Advice On HPV Vaccine Could Leave Adults Confused

August 8, 2019

When a federal panel recently recommended an update to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine guidelines, it left a lot of uncertainty.

Syphilis

As Syphilis Invades Rural America, Fraying Safety Net Is Failing To Stop It

April 18, 2019

While syphilis is still concentrated in cities, its continued spread into places like Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma creates a new set of challenges.

you woman getting HPV vaccine
Cancer, HPV, Vaccines

Cervical pre-cancer rates down 88% in decade since HPV vaccinations began in UK

April 3, 2019

New findings clearly show that the routine HPV vaccination program has been a resounding success.

Methamphetamine, Opioids, Syphilis

More Babies Are Being Born With Syphilis. Blame Meth and Opioids.

March 3, 2019

Editor’s note: This article was updated Feb. 26 to show that 18 states, including Michigan, have screening requirements in a woman’s third trimester for all pregnancies or for those considered at high risk of infection. Alayna Alvarez Edittorial Assistant, Stateline Some…

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Addiction, Opioids, Sexually Transmitted Disease, Substance Abuse, Syphilis

Two Crises In One: As Drug Use Rises, So Does Syphilis

February 15, 2019

By Anna Gorman, California Healthline Public health officials grappling with record-high syphilis rates around the nation have pinpointed what appears to be a major risk factor: drug use. “Two major public health issues are colliding,” said Dr. Sarah Kidd, a…

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Health News, Sexually Transmitted Disease

Syphilis may be transmitted through semen, UW study suggests

December 17, 2018

The bacterium that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, can be present in semen at high enough concentration to transmit the disease.

HIV/AIDS, Public Health, Sexually Transmitted Disease

What you need to know about HIV/AIDS today

December 1, 2018

Efforts to stop the spread of HIV are hindered by fear and stigma.

Chlamydia, Gonorrhea

An Underused Strategy For Surge In STDs: Treat Patients’ Partners Without A Doctor Visit

November 13, 2018

“Expedited partner therapy” is recommended, bu many doctors aren’t taking the advice because of entrenched ethical and legal concerns.

Sexually Transmitted Disease

Why Aren’t More STD Patients Getting This Proven Treatment?

September 14, 2018

Most patients with an STD get treatment only for their own infection — when they probably could get antibiotics for their partner at the same time.

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