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Sexually Transmitted Infections: Part 3 Chlamydia

Sexually Transmitted Infections: Part 3 Chlamydia

In this third article from her series on teens, sex and the risk of sexually transmitted infections, Seattle Children’s physician Dr. Yolanda Evans talks chlamydia.

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January 10, 2013 | By | Reply More
Sexually Transmitted Infections in Teens: An overview of an uncomfortable topic

Sexually Transmitted Infections in Teens: An overview of an uncomfortable topic

This this first article of a series on sexually transmitted infections in teens, Seattle Children’s Dr. Yolanda Evans begins by first talking about teens and sexuality. “As teens,” she writes, “we start to discover who we are attracted to and what we are looking for in a partner. We also start to experiment with relationships . . .

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January 7, 2013 | By | Reply More
Hutchinson Center President Larry Corey Elected American Academy of Art and Sciences Fellow

Hutchinson Center President Larry Corey Elected American Academy of Art and Sciences Fellow

Dr. Corey is an expert in virology, immunology and vaccine development. His research has focused on herpes viruses, HIV and other viral infections, particularly those associated with cancer.

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April 17, 2012 | By | Reply More
Weekend Reading: Santorum’s flip on health reform, malpractice and EHRs, talking about AIDS and sex

Weekend Reading: Santorum’s flip on health reform, malpractice and EHRs, talking about AIDS and sex

Santorum once wanted more government involvement in health care, not less. Electronic health records and medical malpractice. Making the best of old age. Talking about AIDS and sex.

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March 10, 2012 | By | Reply More
New drugs needed to combat drug-resistant gonorrhea, warn scientists

New drugs needed to combat drug-resistant gonorrhea, warn scientists

The U.S. may soon start seeing a rising number of untreatable cases of gonorrhea unless new drugs can be found to combat emerging strains that are resistant to existing antibiotics, scientists warn in this week’s issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. “It is time to sound the alarm,” said the UW’s Dr. Judy Wasserheit, one of the authors of the journal article.

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February 9, 2012 | By | Reply More
Texting sex ed – NYTs

Texting sex ed – NYTs

Health organizations and school districts are using Web sites and texting services to provide teens with accurate information about sex, the New York Times reports.

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December 31, 2011 | By | Reply More
Tomorrow, Oct. 15, is National Latino AIDS Awareness Day

Tomorrow, Oct. 15, is National Latino AIDS Awareness Day

Hay más de 750 personas en el Condado de King que son latinos y tienen VIH o SIDA, y alrededor del 40% de ellos recibieron un diagnóstico tardío.

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October 14, 2011 | By | Reply More
Campaign seeks to curb sharp rise in syphilis cases in Seattle and King County

Campaign seeks to curb sharp rise in syphilis cases in Seattle and King County

In response to an explosion of new cases of syphilis, health officials here have launched a media campaign to encourage gay and bisexual men to get tested for the sexually transmitted infection.

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May 7, 2011 | By | Reply More
Health stories in the news

Health stories in the news

NYTs on end-of-life care and the career of UW researcher Dr. Walter Stamm

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