Mississippi's cervical cancer deaths indicate broader health care problems
Shementé Jones knew something wasn't right. Her back hurt. She felt pain during sex.
Sep 11, 2023
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Shementé Jones knew something wasn't right. Her back hurt. She felt pain during sex.
Sep 11, 2023
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Administering one dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in routine immunization programs for adolescent girls would still significantly reduce cervical cancer burden globally, new research suggests.
Sep 6, 2023
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Kentucky has the highest rate of cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) in the U.S.—a dire statistic considering these cancers can be largely preventable through vaccination.
Sep 6, 2023
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A new study has been published in The Lancet Global Health showing that almost one in three men over the age of 15 are infected with at least one genital human papillomavirus (HPV) type, and one in five are infected with ...
Sep 4, 2023
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Americans have gotten at least 12 million more years of life to live because of preventive cancer screenings they've gotten the past 25 years, a new study estimates.
Aug 17, 2023
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In a case that revealed the exploitation of a Black woman beginning in the 1950s and extending for 70 years, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. settled a lawsuit that the estate of Henrietta Lacks had filed against the biotech ...
Aug 9, 2023
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Aug. 1, 2023 would have been Henrietta Lacks's 103rd birthday. It was also the day the Lacks family reached a settlement with Thermo Fisher Scientific, the biotech company that used and profited from her "HeLa" cells.
Aug 4, 2023
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As the back-to-school checklist grows, one detail that parents and caregivers should prioritize is ensuring all children have their appropriate vaccines.
Aug 4, 2023
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The recently released BGI Genomics 2023 Global State of Cervical Cancer Awareness Report highlights the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to cervical cancer screening and the human papillomavirus (HPV) ...
Aug 3, 2023
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When Jessie Oldfield was experiencing some bleeding at 23 weeks pregnant, she was worried that she had pre-eclampsia. But when the 28-year-old from Tumbarumba, NSW, turned up at the emergency department, the reality was so ...
Jul 27, 2023
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