As prevention strategy for sexually transmitted infections rolls out, experts highlight both promise and knowledge gaps
As health care services begin offering doxycycline to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs), real-world ...
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Researchers expect FDA to approve a twice-yearly shot that reduces risk of HIV infection by 96%
Roughly 61,000 Georgians live with HIV, the sexually transmitted virus (STI) that can lead to AIDS, and Atlanta ranks in the ...
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DoxyPEP Rollout Tied to Dent in STI Epidemic in the Real World
A decrease in California's sexually transmitted infections (STIs) followed early real-world adoption of doxycycline ...
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DoxyPEP reduces chlamydia and syphilis rates in routine care
A new study has found that rates of chlamydia and syphilis plummet among people prescribed doxycycline for sexually transmitted infection prevention in routine clinical care.
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New study shows plummeting STIs with doxyPEP use
A new study in JAMA Internal Medicine led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute examined whether doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) was associated with declines in bacterial ...
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STI rates are high in Alaska. What does this look like in the Y-K Delta?
Annual reports reflect high rates of some sexually transmitted infections across Western Alaska. YKHC is responding with a ...
Why We Need Herpes Vaccines Now: Alarming New Data Revealed
Over 200 million individuals aged 15–49 likely experienced at least one symptomatic outbreak in 2020, highlighting the urgent ...
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To Your Health:Pap smears help detect, prevent cervical cancer
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, so it’s a great time to remind ourselves that routine screenings are a critical ...
2 sexually transmitted infections on rise in NYC
Rates of gonorrhea and chlamydia have increased and mainly affect people in high-poverty neighborhoods, according to City ...
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Emergence of FC428 clone and the global spread of ceftriaxone-resistant gonorrhea
Neisseria gonorrhoeae, responsible for the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea, is becoming increasingly difficult to ...