All posts tagged "syphilis"
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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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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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SMYAL’s Sultan Shakir: If you’re sexually active, get tested. Here’s why.
How a slight eye pain revealed an untreated syphilis diagnosis.
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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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Anti-gay activist: STD rates prove homosexuality is bad
Peter LaBarbera points to uptick in syphilis cases as evidence that being gay is "as bad as God said it was"
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Applauding Allen
It may have been six months in the making, but the Greater Washington, D.C., STD Community Coalition finally got the chance to honor D.C. Allen...
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Deciphering Syphilis
Syphilis infection rates are apparently on the rise in the U.S. On Nov. 8, the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the...
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Making the Syphi-list
Recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tracking sexually transmitted diseases in 2003 does not offer much good news for...
