Articles Tagged With: prevention
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Time to Close Gaps in HIV Testing, Treatment
About 80% of new HIV transmissions can be linked to people whose infection is undiagnosed or is not currently treated, according to findings from a just-published analysis.
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Report Highlights Need for New STI Prevention, Treatment Options
According to a new report, serious gaps exist in the research pipeline regarding the development of prevention and treatment options for sexually transmitted infections such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis.
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National Plan Aimed at Ending HIV in the United States
The goal of a new national plan is to end the HIV epidemic in the United States.
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Trial Underway for Vaginal Ring Device Designed for HIV Prevention
Researchers are evaluating a vaginal ring designed to protect women against both HIV and herpes simplex virus type 2 in a Phase I study. The trial is being conducted by researchers from the National Institutes of Health-funded Microbicide Trials Network at three U.S. sites in Alabama, California, and Pennsylvania.
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New Report Makes Case to Act Against Skyrocketing STDs
A new review by the National Academy of Public Administration makes a convincing case to act against skyrocketing sexually transmitted disease rates.
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Influenza Cases Rising: What Clinicians Need to Know
The burden of influenza is significant. So far in the current 2018-2019 season, about 7 million Americans have been affected, with half of those people seeing a physician. Between 69,000 and 84,000 people have been hospitalized for flu-related illness.
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Suicide Assessment and Disposition
During the past 20 years, suicide has become recognized as a major public health concern. Focused medical assessment and suicide risk assessment in the emergency department can help determine whether a mental health consultation is required and whether patients need hospitalization.
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Injectable Implant Focus of HIV Treatment/ Prevention Research
Researchers with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are examining a new drug delivery system that uses dolutegravir, an established HIV drug, in a potential longacting treatment and prevention system. The system has been tested in animal models.
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Researchers Release Initial Results on Developmental Vaginal Ring
In an effort to provide both HIV/AIDS and unintended pregnancy protection, researchers have developed a vaginal ring containing the antiretroviral drug dapivirine and the contraceptive hormone levonorgestrel. Scientists have just released results of an initial clinical trial, noting no safety issues.
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Eliminate Barriers to Expedited Partner Therapy
Since 2006, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention has recommended the use of expedited partner therapy (EPT) for treatment of sexually transmitted infections such as gonorrhea and chlamydia, but the infection rate continues to climb.