Heroin Epidemic Is Driving A Spike In Hepatitis C Cases, CDC Says
he number of new Hepatitis C cases leaped nearly 300 percent from 2010 to 2015, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Study finds low hepatitis C virus screening rates among baby boomers
Despite the steady increase of liver cancer incidence in the United States in recent decades, data from 2015 indicates that less than 13 percent of individuals born between 1945 and 1965 are estimated to have undergone screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis Rates Are At An All-Time High In The U.S.
The U.S. is backsliding on progress against sexually transmitted infections, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.
Anal Cancer Screening Down Under Proves Satisfactory
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Have STDs Reached Crisis Level? The Status Quo Is No Longer Enough
Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data showing that case numbers for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis — the three most frequently reported diseases to the CDC — are higher than they have ever been.
Site of 1st chlamydia exposure makes big difference
Exposing the gut to chlamydia protects against subsequent infection in the genital tract and other tissues, researchers from UT Health San Antonio discovered.
U.S. employers make big push for telehealth
Finding a pediatrician’s office with both electricity and a doctor on call was not an option. Neither was breaking curfew to get to an emergency room.
STD Rates Hit Record High in U.S.
Cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) increased significantly in 2014, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
CDC Officially Admits People With HIV Who Are Undetectable Can’t Transmit HIV
After hundreds of other experts and HIV organizations have already signed on to a pledge that recognizes that people living with HIV whose treatment has brought their viral load to an undetectable level.