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COVID-19 Slows Testing For Sexually Transmitted Infections

Sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, have been on the rise for years. But the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted public health efforts to address the…
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FDA Launches Criminal Investigation Into Unauthorized Herpes Vaccine Research

The Food and Drug Administration has launched a criminal investigation into research by a Southern Illinois University professor who injected people with…
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With STDs On The Rise, Google Wants To Help Researchers Track Outbreaks

With sexually transmitted diseases on the rise, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago think they might have a powerful new weapon to fight…
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Worried You Have An STD? This App Helps You Quietly Find Out

Jessie Rack

Planned Parenthood has an app that offers discreet help for Californians seeking to get tested for chlamydia or gonorrhea.
Would A Pill To Protect Teens From HIV Make Them Feel Invincible?

Rafael Johns

Trials are underway to see how effective a pill approved for HIV prevention in adults may be for teenagers. But some worry Truvada could end up encouraging reckless sexual behavior among young people.
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Indianapolis Teens Travel To Swaziland In Hopes Of Changing Attitudes Toward AIDS

http://media.soundmedicine.org/segments/033014_2.mp3An Indianapolis nonprofit called Saving Orphans through Healthcare Outreach teamed up with Crispus…

Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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