As Clinics Providing Abortions Closed in Iowa, STD Rates Started Rising
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer, many states had already moved to limit abortion access by defunding family planning health centers.Unfortunately, these very same clinics …
Learn MoreMajor Trial of Monkeypox Treatment TPOXX to Launch in Africa
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The ability of TPOXX to treat people infected with monkeypox is being directly tested in a new clinical trial in central Africa, U.S. health officials have announced.TPOXX — the antiviral drug tecovirimat — is…
Learn MoreMedian Stigma Score 31.7 for Hispanic Persons With HIV
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hispanic persons with HIV have a median stigma score of 31.7, and almost one-quarter report experiencing health care discrimination, according to research published in the Oct. 14 issue of the U.S. Centers …
Learn MoreSafe Sex Texts Do Not Cut Sexually Transmitted Disease Reinfection Rates
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Regular text messages targeting safer sex behaviors in young adults do not cut the incidence of chlamydia or gonorrhea at one year, according to a study published online Sept. 28 in The BMJ.Caroline Free, from …
Learn MoreGut Microbes Could Play Role in HIV Infection
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Could key differences in the trillions of bacteria found in the human gut actually affect the risk of becoming infected with HIV? A small, new study suggests the answer may be yes.The intriguing possibility st…
Learn MoreEl VIH y la hepatitis pueden ser una combinación letal para el corazón
MIÉRCOLES, 21 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — A medida que las personas con VIH envejecen, sus probabilidades de sufrir un ataque cardiaco aumentan, y las que tienen una hepatitis C sin tratar corren un riesgo incluso más alto, encuentra un …
Learn MoreSe disparan los casos de ETS en EE. UU. en medio de llamadas a mejores esfuerzos de prevención
MARTES, 20 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un creciente número de enfermedades de transmisión sexual (ETS) han llevado a los expertos en salud pública de EE. UU. a hacer un llamamiento a que haya más prevención y tratamiento.Esto incluye una…
Learn MoreHIV + Hep C Coinfection Not Tied to Increased Type 1 MI Risk
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For people with HIV (PWH), hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection is not associated with an increased risk for type 1 myocardial infarction (T1MI), but the risk with increasing age is magnified for those with…
Learn MoreHIV & Hepatitis Can Be Deadly Combo for the Heart
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As people with HIV age, their odds for heart attack rise — and those with untreated hepatitis C have an even higher risk, a new study finds.”HIV and hepatitis C co-infection occurs because they share a tr…
Learn MoreSTD Cases Soar in US Amid Calls for Better Prevention Efforts
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Soaring numbers of sexually transmitted disease (STD) cases have prompted U.S. public health experts to call for more prevention and treatment. This includes rising rates of syphilis and gonorrhea and HIV.”It…
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