All posts tagged "chlamydia"
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Drop in Syphilis Cases as Gay Men Turn to doxyPEP
The CDC reports that syphilis diagnoses have decreased among gay and bisexual men, which may be due to increased use of doxyPEp.
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Syphilis Cases Soar Among Gay and Bisexual Men
The U.S. is seeing over 200,000 syphilis cases annually, the highest figure since the 1950s, and largely among gay and bisexual men.
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Where the STDs Are: The 10 Cities with Highest Infection Rates
Philadelphia, Memphis, New Orleans, and D.C. are among the cities with the highest STD infection rates in an annual data analysis.
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The CDC’s Plan to Prevent STIs in Gay Men, Trans Women
The CDC has proposed guidance recommending men who have sex with men and trans women take doxycycline to prevent STIs after condomless sex.
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Can Gonorrhea Be Spread Through Kissing?
A new analysis by Australian researchers claims some studies show that gonorrhea may be able to be transmitted through kissing.
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Here Are the Top 10 U.S. Cities With the Highest STD Rates
Washington, D.C. ranks ninth in the country for the highest incidence of STDs, according to an analysis of CDC data.
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Baltimore is city with highest STD rates, D.C. ranks in top 20
Gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia reached an "all-time high" in 2018
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Franklin Graham blames Hollywood and gay relationships for rise in STDs
Evangelist Franklin Graham, one of the most prominent evangelical leaders in the country and one of the biggest cheerleaders of President Donald Trump, is blaming...
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D.C. Department of Health report: STD rates on the rise in the District, even as HIV rates remain steady
Rates of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis among residents of the District of Columbia rose significantly during 2017, according to the D.C. Department of Health’s most...
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CDC reports record number of STD infections in 2016
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than 2 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were reported in the United States...
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Social Risks
Are hookup apps to blame for the rise in HIV and sexually-transmitted infections?
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Revising Treatments
From ''super strains'' of HIV, to exotic and resistant forms of chlamydia, news of sexually related bugs, germs and microbes is certain to prick up...
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Searching for STDs
Twelve months ago, almost to the week, gay men were hearing the alarm about STDs on the horizon: a new ''super strain'' of HIV and...
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Health Matters
Crystalization CRYSTAL METHAMPHETAMINE had D.C.'s gay community buzzing in 2005, but not in the usual way. In March, the D.C.-based National Coalition for LGBT Health...
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HIV and LGV in MSM
With St. Valentine's Day, February is the month best associated with romantic love. Within the MSM (men who have sex with men) community, however, the...
