Health informatics
A new use for dating apps: Chasing STIs
Heather Meador and Anna Herber-Downey use dating apps on the job—and their boss knows it.
Dec 6, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Is your partner a man-child? No wonder you don't feel like sex
A man sits on the couch, watching TV. His partner, a woman, prepares dinner, while mentally ticking off her to-do list. That includes returning her partner's shirts she'd ordered online for him last week, and booking a GP ...
Nov 25, 2022
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Medical research
New male contraceptive does not involve hormones
A team of researchers at a company called Contraline has developed a new kind of male contraceptive. Instead of using hormones to disrupt sperm production, the new technique involves placing a hydrogel called ADAM into the ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Reducing the impacts of chlamydia in Australia
We need to do more to prevent and manage chlamydia in Australia, argues a new Perspective article led by Burnet Institute and published in the Medical Journal of Australia on November 7.
Nov 7, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Refugee teens in Uganda who 'sext' more likely to use condoms, studies find
Teenage refugees in Uganda who engaged in "sexting"—the practice of sending and receiving sexually explicit digital images and messages—were more likely to report that they used condoms, two recent studies found.
Nov 3, 2022
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Cardiology
Young adults who experienced intimate partner violence may face higher cardiac risks later
Experiencing a violent encounter even once with an intimate partner or family member may increase a young adult's risk of having a heart attack, stroke or a heart failure hospitalization years later, according to preliminary ...
Oct 31, 2022
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Medications
Study shows youth in child welfare system lack access to birth control
Only about one-third of eighth and ninth graders involved with the child welfare system in Colorado have received information on birth control, and fewer than half know how to access it, according to new University of Colorado ...
Sep 20, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Monkeypox death confirmed by LA County health officials
A Los Angeles County resident with a compromised immune system has died from monkeypox, local health officials announced Monday. It's believed to be the first U.S. fatality from the disease.
Sep 13, 2022
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Health
Violence is common and increasing in pandemic-era California
Violence is on the rise in California, with significant increases observed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest annual report from the California Study on Violence Experiences across the Lifespan (CalVEX). ...
Sep 8, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US may expand monkeypox vaccine eligibility to men with HIV
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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