Serious Syphilitic Uveitis Cases Almost Tripled Over 10-Year Period Increase comes amid a shortage of gold-standard treatment Nov 22, 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
CDC Panel Backs Broader Use of Mpox Vaccine And ACIP also recommended use of the new pentavalent meningitis shot Oct 26, 2023
Single Dose of Antibiotic Cured Early Syphilis, Even in Those With HIV One dose proved noninferior to triple-dose regimen in randomized trial Oct 16, 2023
CDC Proposes 'Morning After' Pill to Prevent STIs As infections surge, so too has evidence supporting doxycycline in high-risk groups Oct 03, 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
After Cluster, CDC Urges Mpox Vaccination in At-Risk Groups Studies showed high level of protection with two doses of mpox vaccine May 18, 2023
CDC Alerts Over Potential Mpox Resurgence "Outbreak is not over," agency says, as Chicago-area cluster prompts investigation May 15, 2023
FDA Relaxes Blood Donation Rules for Gay and Bisexual Men New guidance ditches MSM-specific screening questions in effort to expand eligibility May 11, 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
Solitary Penile Ulcer Could Signal Various Sexually Transmitted Infections PCR testing reveals an unusual presentation of an increasingly common disease Apr 03, 2023
Could Earlier Initiation of HPV Vaccine Boost Immunization in Adolescents? Starting at age 9 or 10 may have benefit, retrospective study suggests Feb 27, 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
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 Feb 13, 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
Where Did All the Monkeypox Go? Mpox questions answered by Demetre "Doctor D" Daskalakis Dec 05, 2022
The Benefits of Weightlifting; Neurologic Long COVID Also in TTHealthWatch: a bionic pancreas for type 1 diabetes and syphilis screening guidelines Oct 01, 2022 podcast
USPSTF Advises to Keep Screening for Syphilis as Cases Soar But epidemic will only be curtailed with a new approach to screening, editorialists argue Sep 27, 2022
The Classification of Monkeypox Should Include Its STI Status Let's not ignore the evidence Aug 23, 2022
Monkeypox Symptoms Tied to Specific Type of Sex Patients Had High viral loads at point of transmission may be the link Aug 11, 2022
Biden Administration Authorizes Intradermal Use of Monkeypox Vaccine Move is expected to increase available doses by five-fold Aug 10, 2022
HPV Vaccination Close to Surgery May Reduce Recurrent Cervical Lesions Recurrence more than halved, but shaky data preclude definitive answers Aug 03, 2022
People With Advanced AIDS Benefit From Dolutegravir Treatment Trial in Brazil offers hope for "late-presenter HIV patients" Jul 31, 2022
Durable Long-term Results With Dolutegravir for HIV Suppression SIMPL'HIV and NAMSAL trial data support WHO backing of dolutegravir, expert says Jul 31, 2022
Two More Patients With HIV Surviving Without Antiretrovirals Functional cures now seen in 5 patients Jul 29, 2022
Post-Exposure Doxycycline Reduces STIs Incidence of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis more than halved Jul 29, 2022
How Monkeypox Can Present Like Common STIs Some cases involve just a single genital lesion, large multinational series shows Jul 26, 2022
A Monkeypox Moment Let's use the lessons we learned from COVID-19 to battle this new disease threat Jul 25, 2022
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 Jun 15, 2022
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 Jun 13, 2022
Why the Atypical Symptoms in the Latest Monkeypox Cases? Experts agree these cases are unusual, but not necessarily a concern for viral mutation May 27, 2022
The Syphilis Surge Must Be Viewed as a Public Health Emergency Let's remove administrative and resource barriers impeding the appropriate response May 22, 2022
Doxycycline Bests Azithromycin for Anogenital Chlamydia in Women Open-label randomized trial set out to duplicate results from prior studies in men May 10, 2022
Meningitis B Vaccine May Protect Against ... Gonorrhea? Evidence from the U.S. and Australia indicates vaccine provides modest protection Apr 12, 2022
