Daily Oral PrEP Has Highest Preference Ranking Among Young Men
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Daily oral preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has the highest preference ranking among young men who have sex with men, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the International AIDS Society.Ka…
Learn MoreDexamethasone No Benefit in HIV-Positive With Tuberculous Meningitis
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For HIV-positive adults with tuberculous meningitis, adjunctive dexamethasone does not confer a benefit with respect to survival, according to a study published in the Oct. 12 issue of the New England Journa…
Learn MoreCalifornia Governor Rejects Bill to Provide Free Condoms to High Schoolers
MONDAY, Oct. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A California bill would have made free condoms available for high schoolers, but it was vetoed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom because of cost. California has a budget deficit of $30 billion, Newsom noted in his ve…
Learn MoreCDC recomendarán antibiótico después del sexo para ayudar a prevenir infecciones de transmisión sexual
MARTES, 3 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de los EE. UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) están a punto de recomendar el uso de un potente antibiótico para prevenir las infecciones de t…
Learn MoreDespite New Long-Term Options, People Still Prefer Daily PrEP Pill to Prevent HIV
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New ways to deliver drugs that prevent infection with HIV are out there, but many people still prefer the standard daily PrEP pill, a new study shows. “The oral pill is very efficacious when people take it eve…
Learn MoreCDC Will Recommend an Antibiotic After Sex to Help Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is poised to recommend use of a powerful antibiotic to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs). On Monday, the CDC issued draft recommendations, recomm…
Learn MoreCDC Will Recommend an Antibiotic After Sex to Help Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is poised to recommend use of a powerful antibiotic to prevent sexually transmitted infections.On Monday, the CDC issued draft recommendations, recommending d…
Learn MoreIn Mississippi, a Huge Jump in Cases of Babies Born With Syphilis
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The United States is experiencing an alarming wave of congenital syphilis, and one southern state saw a 1,000% rise in babies born with the infection between 2016 and 2022.The number of babies born with the…
Learn MoreCytomegalovirus (CMV): What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
What is cytomegalovirus (CMV)?Although few people have heard of cytomegalovirus, or CMV, many of us are carrying it at this very moment. It’s a common virus that’s spread during sex, or in blood, urine, saliva, or breast milk; babies can also be infec…
Learn MoreBeauty Salon-Based Intervention Builds Knowledge of PrEP in Black Women
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A beauty salon-based intervention improves awareness of and trust in preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against HIV among Black cisgender women, according to a study published in the September/October issue of …
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