Long-Acting Cabotegravir Appears Safe in Pregnancy Maternal, neonatal outcomes are similar to background rates, analysis finds Jul 25, 2024
Twice-Yearly Injection Yields Zero HIV Infections for High-Risk Women in Trial Questions remain about its affordability, safety in pregnancy, experts say Jul 24, 2024
Tuskegee Syphilis Study Whistleblower Peter Buxtun Has Died at Age 86 Buxtun is revered as a hero to public health scholars and ethicists Jul 16, 2024
Biden's Doc Says No Parkinson's; Overlooked COVID Symptom; STDs Spiked Among Seniors Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Jul 09, 2024
New CDC Guidelines Recommend Doxy PEP to Prevent Bacterial STIs Clinicians should offer doxy PEP to at-risk gay and bisexual men, transgender women Jun 04, 2024
Co-Locating COVID Vaccines, Infection Testing With Syringe Services Shows Success 94% of people completed primary vaccination in this Baltimore-based initiative Jun 03, 2024
HPV Testing Outperforms Pap Smear for Detecting Cervical Cancer Precursor Lesions Rates of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia at 8 years similar to 3-year rates with cytology May 31, 2024
HPV Vaccination Reduces Risk of Multiple Types of Cancer in Men and Women Large cohort study provides some of the first evidence of cancer reduction after vaccination May 24, 2024
Middle School HPV Vaccination Program Boosted Uptake Offering vaccines in schools improved access in French study, but may not overcome hesitancy May 23, 2024
HPV Vaccination Program in England Was Effective Across Socioeconomic Groups "It is vitally important to achieve high coverage in all sectors of society," researcher says May 16, 2024
FDA Approves New Self-Collection Option for HPV Testing Provides women a way to privately collect their own samples, says maker Roche May 15, 2024
Most Pregnant Women With HIV Don't Get Recommended Vaccinations Antenatal vaccines are "of utmost importance" in immunocompromising conditions like HIV May 02, 2024
New Lineage of Mpox Found in Congo's Biggest Outbreak Raises Concern Virus is adapting and could cause consequential outbreaks, expert suggests May 02, 2024
First-in-Class Antibiotic Effective Against Urogenital Gonorrhea New antibiotics are desperately needed to combat multi-drug resistant gonorrhea, experts say Apr 30, 2024
As Syphilis Cases Soar in Newborns, ACOG Advises More Testing During Pregnancy Group now recommends screening three times instead of once Apr 19, 2024
Novel Chlamydia Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial Fourfold seroconversion rate of 100% in all active vaccine groups Apr 16, 2024
Oldest Patient 'Cured' of HIV Still in Remission 5 Years After Transplant for AML But it's unlikely stem cell transplants will ever be large-scale cure for HIV, says expert Feb 14, 2024
Amid Surge, CDC Unveils New Syphilis Testing Guidance First "one-stop shopping" resource for info on syphilis tests Feb 08, 2024
High-Risk HPV in Women Heightens Risk of Heart Disease Death Korean study finds over threefold greater mortality risk from ASCVD, ischemic heart disease Feb 07, 2024
America Hasn't Seen Syphilis Numbers This High Since 1950 Other STD rates are down or flat, so why is syphilis on the rise? Jan 30, 2024
Increase in Congenital Syphilis; Decrease in Breast Cancer Mortality Also in TTHealthWatch: long-term heart failure outcomes Jan 20, 2024 podcast
Dulaglutide, Weight Gain, and Smoking Cessation; New Year's Eye Injuries Also in TTHealthWatch: Doxycycline for STI prevention and the risks of AI in medicine Dec 30, 2023 podcast
Gonorrhea, Then and Now And when -- if ever -- will resistant super-bugs increase the use of condoms? Dec 22, 2023
Antibiotic After Sex No Help in Preventing STIs in Women Poor adherence may be to blame in this Kenyan population, researchers say Dec 20, 2023
Very Early ART Can Result in Sustained HIV Suppression in Neonates Newborns should be diagnosed "super early" and receive ART in maternity ward, experts say Dec 11, 2023
AI and Breast Cancer Screening; Cancer After Treatment for Sickle Cell Also in TTHealthWatch: mail-in cervical cancer screening kits Dec 09, 2023 podcast
Alarming Mpox Surge; Plan to Redo Lead Pipes Nationwide; Overdoses Reach High in SF Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Dec 07, 2023
A World AIDS Day Reminder: No One Should Be Left Behind Investing in at-risk communities at home and abroad is essential Dec 01, 2023
Mailing HPV Self-Sampling Kits to Patients Boosted Cervical Cancer Screening The strategy was effective for patients who were due or overdue for screening Nov 28, 2023
First At-Home Test for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Authorized by FDA OTC option arrives amid rising cases of the sexually transmitted infections Nov 16, 2023
CDC: Infant Syphilis Spike Continues Agency sees 10-fold increase in rates over the past decade Nov 07, 2023
Study Confirms Better Survival for HPV-Positive Cervical Cancer Source, interpretation of negative tests remain open to speculation Sep 26, 2023
Is Being a Night Owl Unhealthy? CRC Screening Not Recommended Enough Also in TTHealthWatch: CVD death and obesity Sep 16, 2023 podcast
No Access to Routine Healthcare Biggest Barrier to HPV Vaccination Retrospective analysis shows vaccination rates haven't much improved for women since 2015 May 25, 2023
Perinatal HPV Transmission Low and Cleared Quickly Data reassuring for the many women who test positive in pregnancy May 22, 2023
Awareness of HPV's Link to Cancer Lags as Cases Continue to Increase Clear decline for cervical cancer, awareness of other cancers remains stagnant Apr 21, 2023
Doxycycline Fails to Protect Women Against STIs Trial results came as a surprise after success in prophylaxis for other groups Feb 21, 2023
USPSTF Reaffirms Rec Against Routine Screening for Genital Herpes With no new evidence, guidance remains unchanged from 2016 Feb 14, 2023
Pregnant Women With Syphilis, Substance Use More Likely to Pass Infection to Babies Prompt treatment of syphilis needed to reduce poor outcomes, but many passed on prenatal care Jan 19, 2023
CDC Data Show Mpox Risks in Cisgender, Pregnant Women Understanding transmission in pregnant women "is critical for mpox prevention," researchers say Jan 06, 2023
