Sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections may be prevalent amongst patients with substance use disorder
1. Patients initiating care at one substance use disorder clinic had high rates of HCV and several other sexually transmitted ...
Tag: STD
Wellness Check: Addictions
2 Minute Medicine is pleased to announce that we are launching Wellness Check, a new series dedicated to exploring new ...
Cost effectiveness of extending human papillomavirus vaccine administration until age 45
1. The FDA approved the expansion of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination from ages 9 to 26 in women and ...
AAP recommends STI screening for adolescents and young adults
1. Prevalence rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are higher among adolescents and young adults than other age groups. Males ...
Low incidence and high clearance of oral HPV infections in men
Image: PD 1. The incidence of an oncogenic-type oral HPV infection acquired in one year was 1.7%. 2. Of men ...
Young women now more likely to contract genital Herpes Simplex 1 (HSV-1) than HSV-2
Jan 20th - HSV-1 infection in young women is more likely to be genital than oral. Image: PD 1. Young women ...