A "morning after" dose of a common antibiotic can greatly lower the chances of sexually transmitted bacterial infections in high-risk people, a new clinical trial has found.
Apr 6, 2023
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Forty percent of people diagnosed with HIV in Aotearoa between 2011 and 2020 were diagnosed late, a University of Otago study shows.
Apr 3, 2023
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A new study led by The University of Western Australia has probed the age-old question of whether women prefer risk-taking men over their more careful cousins and come up with some surprising results.
Feb 23, 2023
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A new report finds most STIs in Australia remain undiagnosed and untreated, highlighting a need to increase STI testing across the country.
Dec 8, 2022
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The last time Lauren Krouse saw her primary care doctor, the medical assistant breezed through Krouse's patient history form. She laughed and brushed off the question about sexual orientation.
Oct 18, 2022
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Some U.S. health officials are conceding that monkeypox is probably not going away anytime soon.
Oct 1, 2022
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A second US death was linked to monkeypox on Tuesday as health authorities published a study describing how two previously healthy young men experienced inflammation of the brain and spinal cord as a result of the virus.
Sep 13, 2022
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U.S. officials are considering broadening recommendations for who gets vaccinated against monkeypox, possibly to include many men with HIV or those recently diagnosed with other sexually transmitted diseases.
Sep 8, 2022
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Gay and bisexual men and women appear less likely to take prescribed medications for high blood pressure than their straight peers, and the gap has been widening in recent years, according to preliminary new research.
Sep 7, 2022
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Texas authorities on Tuesday confirmed the first US death linked to monkeypox, but said they are still determining what role the disease played in the demise of the "severely immunocompromised" patient.
Aug 31, 2022
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