STAT+: AI app claiming to diagnose STIs from penis pictures shut down after FTC scrutiny
The company that claimed its AI model could identify sexually transmitted infections from a single…
Category: sexual health
Dating app Grindr hires Tom Daschle’s firm to lobby on HIV prevention, IVF
WASHINGTON — LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr is tapping into the Washington lobbying world amid legislative…
Opinion: The newest tool to prevent STIs is not available to everyone: A call for participatory and inclusive research
In the midst of an “out of control” epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in…
CDC endorses prophylactic antibiotics to reduce STIs in high-risk groups
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finalized its guidelines for post-exposure prophylaxis against bacterial…
The HPV vaccine prevents cancer in men, too. Why do so few people get it?
You’d think if there were a vaccine that would prevent tens of thousands of cases…
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STAT+: This AI company scans penis pictures for STIs. Its unproven tech is in an FDA gray zone
Artificial intelligence is already assessing decay in your teeth, abnormalities in your heart rhythm, and…
Opinion: Eliminate the waiting period for sterilization covered by Medicaid
It’s time to acknowledge when a law intended to right an egregious wrong has become…
Experts say leaked messages present false link between gender-affirming care and cancer
Hundreds of messages from an internal chat board for an international group of transgender health…
Girls are starting puberty earlier than ever. For some, that comes with major mental health risks
Zaria was just 9 years old when a nurse practitioner delivered news that rocked her…
Studies cited in abortion pill case are retracted due to flaws and conflicts of interest
A medical journal has retracted two studies claiming to show the harms of the abortion…
Could testosterone be a useful treatment for menopause?
The world may be getting over the idea that men are from Mars and women…
FDA grants approval for first time to a home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea
The Food and Drug Administration granted marketing approval to a home test for chlamydia and…
U.K. recommendation could lead to world’s first use of meningitis vaccine to curb gonorrhea
An expert panel that advises the United Kingdom on vaccine policy has recommended using a…
Congenital syphilis cases in the U.S. have skyrocketed, CDC says
The number of babies born with congenital syphilis in the United States has soared over…
New antibiotic targets gonorrhea as well as last existing treatment, study shows
An important Phase 3 trial has shown that a new drug that targets gonorrhea works…
CDC proposes new antibiotics policy aimed at reducing STIs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is proposing a new policy aimed at dramatically…
A looming penicillin shortage threatens pregnant adults with syphilis and their newborns
Pfizer announced last week that it expects to run out of a key drug for…
Opinion: How I helped Pfizer think through the ethics of Viagra 25 years ago
Twenty-five years ago, 75-year-old Bob Dole — former Republican presidential candidate and U.S. senator from…
Tired of ‘dead end’ approach, herpes patients mobilize to demand government action
A medical student spoke emotionally about grappling with a diagnosis his classes told him little…
New FDA guidance explains that Plan B is not an abortion pill
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday altered the language attached to emergency contraceptive pills…
Abortion rights groups look to next fights after 2022 wins
CHICAGO — Emboldened by the results of November’s midterms, abortion rights supporters say they are…
With monkeypox spreading globally, many experts believe the virus can’t be contained
It has been a mere nine weeks since the United Kingdom announced it had detected…
Opinion: How dating apps could help stop the spread of sexually transmissible infections
Sexually transmissible infections are on the rise across the United States. But it’s not just…
Opinion: The next epidemic may be here. The U.S. isn’t ready for it
As if dealing with continued waves of Covid-19 isn’t enough, the U.S. is facing a…
Opinion: A major problem for minors: post-Roe access to abortion
Now that the Supreme Court has overturned constitutional protection to abortion access, more than two…
Opinion: Are five decades of progress in women’s health in peril?
Reviewing 50 years of progress on medical issues relevant to women can be a daunting…
Opinion: Barring cisgender women from the Descovy trials was a bad call
Of the estimated 38 million people living with HIV around the world, more than half…