HIV & AIDS
Reduction in HIV diagnoses in New Zealand
There has been a significant reduction in the number of people diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand over the past year.
Jun 20, 2018
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News tagged with sexually transmitted infection
HIV & AIDS
Chemsex linked with increased diagnoses of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections
Chemsex—the use of crystallised methamphetamine, mephedrone, γ-hydroxybutyrate or γ-butyrolactone and to a lesser extent cocaine and ketamine to facilitate sex—has emerged as a new phenomenon in the UK and across Europe ...
May 23, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A common but little-known condition afflicting women
When Rachel, 25, made an appointment to see her GP, she wasn't surprised by the diagnosis of thrush.
May 21, 2018
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HIV & AIDS
Social connections may prevent HIV infection among black men who have sex with men
UCLA-led research suggests that receiving support from friends and acquaintances can help prevent black men who have sex with men from becoming infected with HIV.
May 17, 2018
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Other
Penicillin's first patient
The discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming in 1928 is often portrayed as a stroke of serendipity falling upon a sloppy worker who had left a bacterial culture plate open on his bench while taking a holiday. The fungus ...
May 15, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Wherever you are, time is running out for treating gonorrhoea
Mark King has had the clap so many times he's renamed it 'the applause'. The first time King had gonorrhoea, he was a teenager in the late 1970s, growing up with his five siblings in Louisiana.
May 15, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First cases of extensively drug-resistant gonorrhea threaten future treatment
Within a matter of weeks, three cases of gonorrhea that are resistant to the recommended first-line antibiotic treatment have been detected in Europe and Australia. At a time with limited alternatives to the current dual ...
May 14, 2018
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Health
Gaps in patient care pathway may perpetuate high rates of sexually transmitted infections
There are gaps between best practice and documented management of patients diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in primary care, which may contribute to high rates of infection, new University of Otago research ...
May 9, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Q&A: Gynecologic exams not necessary for all adolescent girls
Dear Mayo Clinic: At what age should a teenage girl have her first Pap smear and gynecologic exam? Should this be done by a pediatrician or another provider?
May 5, 2018
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Pediatrics
Survey finds many adolescents are not talking to their doctors and parents about sex
Nearly half of adolescents (45 percent) reported that they were not routinely asked about sex by their primary care providers (PCPs) and only 13 percent were offered sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening, according ...
May 5, 2018
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