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Novel At-Home Test Diagnoses STIs With 'Lab-Equivalent' Accuracy

But is it ready for prime time?

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Biden Administration Proposes Expanded Access to Contraception

Private insurers would have to cover all prescribed contraceptives without cost-sharing

Oct 21, 2024
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Whooping Cough in the U.S. Is at a Decade-High Level

In Wisconsin, there have been about 1,000 cases so far this year versus a total of 51 last year

Oct 19, 2024
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Tpoxx No Better Than Placebo for Clade I Mpox

"We have no current effective therapies," for mpox, expert warns

Oct 18, 2024
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How Does This Year's Flu Shot Stack Up?

Effectiveness appears to be on a downward trend, CDC data suggest

Oct 18, 2024
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CDC Reminds Docs About This Flesh-Eating Worm

Previously eradicated in the U.S., New World screwworms have been creeping north

Oct 18, 2024
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Organ Donor Comes Back to Life; New Flu Shot Is Different; Doc Sued for Trans Care

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Oct 18, 2024
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The Supreme Court's Open Season on Public Health Agencies

"I just had this reverence for the court. I don't anymore," says Lawrence Gostin, JD

Oct 16, 2024
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Experts Highlight Alarming Jump in HIV Infections Among Latinos

In a perspective piece, they argue that more equitable resource allocation is needed

Oct 11, 2024
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Excess Deaths Highest Among Younger Minorities During COVID Pandemic

Racial, ethnic disparities in all-cause excess deaths worst among those ages 25 to 64

Oct 11, 2024
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Kate Middleton's Post-Chemo Debut; CDC Probes Cancer Cluster; 15M Adults Have ADHD

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Oct 11, 2024
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Marburg Virus' Latest Eruption

A veteran fighter against hemorrhagic fevers shares candid thoughts

Oct 10, 2024
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How Long Should Kids Stay Out of School After They've Had COVID?

Healthcare professionals with children weigh in

Oct 09, 2024
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How Did Public Health Become a Public Enemy at the Supreme Court?

Conservative majority is "buying into" anti-science attitudes, warns Lawrence Gostin, JD

Oct 09, 2024
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