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Alarming Mpox Surge; Plan to Redo Lead Pipes Nationwide; Overdoses Reach High in SF

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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A World AIDS Day Reminder: No One Should Be Left Behind

Investing in at-risk communities at home and abroad is essential

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Mailing HPV Self-Sampling Kits to Patients Boosted Cervical Cancer Screening

The strategy was effective for patients who were due or overdue for screening

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Is the New Mpox 'Outbreak' Deadlier?

Three factors could explain the higher case fatality rate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Serious Syphilitic Uveitis Cases Almost Tripled Over 10-Year Period

Increase comes amid a shortage of gold-standard treatment

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First At-Home Test for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Authorized by FDA

OTC option arrives amid rising cases of the sexually transmitted infections

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CDC: Infant Syphilis Spike Continues

Agency sees 10-fold increase in rates over the past decade

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CDC Panel Backs Broader Use of Mpox Vaccine

And ACIP also recommended use of the new pentavalent meningitis shot

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Single Dose of Antibiotic Cured Early Syphilis, Even in Those With HIV

One dose proved noninferior to triple-dose regimen in randomized trial

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CDC Proposes 'Morning After' Pill to Prevent STIs

As infections surge, so too has evidence supporting doxycycline in high-risk groups

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Study Confirms Better Survival for HPV-Positive Cervical Cancer

Source, interpretation of negative tests remain open to speculation

Is Being a Night Owl Unhealthy? CRC Screening Not Recommended Enough

Also in TTHealthWatch: CVD death and obesity

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No Access to Routine Healthcare Biggest Barrier to HPV Vaccination

Retrospective analysis shows vaccination rates haven't much improved for women since 2015

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Perinatal HPV Transmission Low and Cleared Quickly

Data reassuring for the many women who test positive in pregnancy

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After Cluster, CDC Urges Mpox Vaccination in At-Risk Groups

Studies showed high level of protection with two doses of mpox vaccine

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CDC Alerts Over Potential Mpox Resurgence

"Outbreak is not over," agency says, as Chicago-area cluster prompts investigation

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FDA Relaxes Blood Donation Rules for Gay and Bisexual Men

New guidance ditches MSM-specific screening questions in effort to expand eligibility

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Awareness of HPV's Link to Cancer Lags as Cases Continue to Increase

Clear decline for cervical cancer, awareness of other cancers remains stagnant

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Solitary Penile Ulcer Could Signal Various Sexually Transmitted Infections

PCR testing reveals an unusual presentation of an increasingly common disease

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Could Earlier Initiation of HPV Vaccine Boost Immunization in Adolescents?

Starting at age 9 or 10 may have benefit, retrospective study suggests

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Doxycycline Fails to Protect Women Against STIs

Trial results came as a surprise after success in prophylaxis for other groups

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USPSTF Reaffirms Rec Against Routine Screening for Genital Herpes

With no new evidence, guidance remains unchanged from 2016

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What Caused a Mysterious Grayish Tongue Plaque in a Healthy Man?

Man presented with irregular gray-white ulcers on the soft palate, uvula, and tonsils

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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

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CDC Data Show Mpox Risks in Cisgender, Pregnant Women

Understanding transmission in pregnant women "is critical for mpox prevention," researchers say

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Where Did All the Monkeypox Go?

Mpox questions answered by Demetre "Doctor D" Daskalakis

The Benefits of Weightlifting; Neurologic Long COVID

Also in TTHealthWatch: a bionic pancreas for type 1 diabetes and syphilis screening guidelines

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USPSTF Advises to Keep Screening for Syphilis as Cases Soar

But epidemic will only be curtailed with a new approach to screening, editorialists argue

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The Classification of Monkeypox Should Include Its STI Status

Let's not ignore the evidence

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Monkeypox Symptoms Tied to Specific Type of Sex Patients Had

High viral loads at point of transmission may be the link

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Biden Administration Authorizes Intradermal Use of Monkeypox Vaccine

Move is expected to increase available doses by five-fold

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HPV Vaccination Close to Surgery May Reduce Recurrent Cervical Lesions

Recurrence more than halved, but shaky data preclude definitive answers

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People With Advanced AIDS Benefit From Dolutegravir Treatment

Trial in Brazil offers hope for "late-presenter HIV patients"

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Durable Long-term Results With Dolutegravir for HIV Suppression

SIMPL'HIV and NAMSAL trial data support WHO backing of dolutegravir, expert says

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Two More Patients With HIV Surviving Without Antiretrovirals

Functional cures now seen in 5 patients

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Post-Exposure Doxycycline Reduces STIs

Incidence of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis more than halved

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How Monkeypox Can Present Like Common STIs

Some cases involve just a single genital lesion, large multinational series shows

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A Monkeypox Moment

Let's use the lessons we learned from COVID-19 to battle this new disease threat

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Early Anal Lesion Treatment Cuts Cancer Risk in People With HIV

ANCHOR data support screening and treatment for anal HSIL in those ages 35 and up

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Med Students Call for Comprehensive Sex Ed in Schools at the AMA Meeting

Making families responsible for sex education isn't working, say advocates of proposed policy

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