The sexually transmitted disease has become increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics.
Category: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Called You When I Left the Gynecologist’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
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Millions of Girls in Africa Will Miss HPV Shots After Merck Production Problem
The company has told countries that it can supply only 18.8 million of the 29.6 million doses it was contracted to deliver this year.
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Who Kissed First? Archaeology Has an Answer.
A married pair of researchers have “set the record straight” on the ancient history of smooching.
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Gonorrhea Is Becoming Drug Resistant. Scientists Just Found a Solution.
A new antibiotic, zoliflodacin, is as effective as the current standard of care. Its creation may hasten the arrival of other needed antibiotics.
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Expert Panel Recommends New Drugs for HIV Prevention
The “grade A” endorsement means that two additional drugs should be covered under the Affordable Care Act.
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Antibiotic Shortage Could Fuel Rise in Syphilis Rates
The primary drug used to treat the sexually transmitted infection could be scarce into next year, Pfizer warns.
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An African Country Faces Challenges to Protect Girls From HPV
Almost all cervical cancer deaths now occur in developing countries. Tanzania is trying to inoculate girls against the virus that causes the disease — nearly 20 years after rich countries began offering the shot.
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Why You Should Double-Check That S.T.I. Test
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Fake tests for sexually transmitted infections are readily available online — “for entertainment purposes only.” But what happens when they’re used deceptively?
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Martina Navratilova Says She Has Throat and Breast Cancer
The New York Times – Sports:The 66-year-old former tennis star called the diagnoses a “double whammy” that she hoped to overcome through treatment.