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