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Outbreaks October 14, 2016

Mosquito expert: Washington downplaying Zika virus threat to US

As the number of birth defects linked to a mosquito-borne virus surpasses 4,000 in Brazil, and scientists scramble to create a vaccine to protect against the untreatable disease, public health officials are bracing themselves for a potential outbreak in the United States. The threat has some advocacy groups pushing for tighter health screenings among travelers and immigrants from Zika-afflicted countries, while public health officials and tropical disease experts argue preparing to fight the Aedes aegypti, an insect that doesn鈥檛 respond to common pesticide, is more pressing.

Women's Health September 14, 2016

'I'm an OB-GYN and I have herpes'

I was 20 years old, sitting on the exam table in the medical clinic of my college campus, when the nurse practitioner uttered four dreaded words: "It looks like聽herpes."

Zika September 7, 2016

WHO updates view on Zika as cause of brain abnormalities

The World Health Organization updated its assessment of the Zika virus on Wednesday as a cause of congenital brain abnormalities in babies and Guillain-Barre syndrome, after considering months of research into the mosquito-borne disease.

Zika September 6, 2016

WHO strengthens safe sex guidance when returning from Zika zones

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that men and women returning from areas where the Zika virus is actively spreading should practice safer sex or abstinence for 6 months, regardless of whether they are trying to conceive or showing symptoms.

STDs August 31, 2016

More teens get needed vaccines in 'blue states'

Parental politics may influence whether teens get recommended vaccinations, according to a U.S. study.

Superbugs August 30, 2016

UN Health revises advice for 3 infections transmitted by sex

The U.N health agency says three common infections transmitted by sex are increasingly resisting antibiotics, and is calling on doctors and patients to make sure the right drugs and doses are used.

Sexual Health August 24, 2016

Chile issues health alert after faults found in condoms

Chile's health authorities on Tuesday issued an alert and said they were investigating reported problems with Chinese-made condoms distributed for free in family health centers nationwide.

Sexual Health August 23, 2016

New condom shatters crowdfunding goal

What would a condom that successfully imparted "a new feeling of intimacy and comfort never felt in condoms before" be worth?

STDs August 17, 2016

China's condom policies to prevent HIV fail to protect sex workers: research

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Chinese police cracking down on sex workers routinely look for condoms as evidence of illegal activity, hindering efforts to prevent the spread of HIV among sex workers, one of the biggest at-risk groups in the country, experts said.

Vaccines July 20, 2016

Researchers design nasal vaccine to protect against chlamydia

For the first time, researchers have designed what they say is an effective chlamydia vaccine that can be administered nasally.

Children's Health July 19, 2016

Pediatricians encourage sex ed at doc's office, home and school

Children and adolescents should receive age-appropriate and evidence-based education about sex and sexuality from pediatricians, schools, professionals and parents, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.