Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Syphilis on the rise among gay, bisexual men: CDC

(HealthDay)—The number of cases of syphilis in the United States jumped 10 percent from 2012 to 2013, with gay and bisexual men accounting for 75 percent of the increase, U.S health officials reported Tuesday.

HIV & AIDS

US mulls lifting ban on gay blood donations (Update)

A US ban on blood donations by gays could be eased after 31 years, depending on the decision of a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee that began two days of meetings Tuesday.

HIV & AIDS

Greece: HIV infections ease after spike

Health authorities in Greece say the number of HIV infections fell in 2013 for the first time since the start of the financial crisis.

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