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Sex, Sex & relationships, Sexually transmitted diseases, Sexually transmitted infections, Stds, Stis
Good Sex With Emily Jamea: How to Tell Your Partner About an STI
Read More: Good Sex With Emily Jamea: How to Tell Your Partner About an STIApril is STD Awareness Month.* At any given time, one in five Americans has a sexually transmitted infection (STI). That means there’s a good chance that at least one person in line with you for morning coffee has been there. Even though STIs are very common, having one still carries a lot of shame and…
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Access, Access to health care, Affordable care act, Health insurance, HIV, Hivaids, Prevention, Preventive health, Sexually transmitted diseases, Stds
HIV Preventive Care Is Supposed to Be Free in the US. So, Why Are Some Patients Still Paying?
Read More: HIV Preventive Care Is Supposed to Be Free in the US. So, Why Are Some Patients Still Paying?By Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News Anthony Cantu, 31, counsels patients at a San Antonio health clinic about a daily pill shown to prevent HIV infection. Last summer, he started taking the medication himself, an approach called preexposure prophylaxis, better known as PrEP. The regimen requires laboratory tests every three months to ensure the powerful…
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Why Addressing Racism Against Black Women in Health Care Is Key to Ending the US HIV Epidemic
Read More: Why Addressing Racism Against Black Women in Health Care Is Key to Ending the US HIV EpidemicBy Nabila El-Bassel, Columbia University Forty years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Black women continue to bear the highest burden of HIV among women. Although Black women represent only 13% of the female population, they accounted for over half of HIV diagnoses among all females in the U.S. in 2018, according to data from the U.S.…
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HIV, Hivaids, mental health, Self-Care, Sex, Sex & relationships, Sexual health, Sexually transmitted diseases, Stds
The Connection Between HIV and Mental Health in the Older Adult
Read More: The Connection Between HIV and Mental Health in the Older AdultMedically reviewed by Dr. Sharon D. Allison-Ottey
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It May Come as a Surprise, but Older Women Get HIV, Too
Read More: It May Come as a Surprise, but Older Women Get HIV, TooEspañol When Tracey Kelly lost 70 pounds over a six-month period, she told everyone the low carbohydrate diet she was following was the best weight-loss program she’d ever tried. But even after she went off the diet and started eating fast food and drinking beer, she kept losing weight. When she wound up in the…
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cancer, caregiving, Head and neck cancer, Hpv, Prevention, Preventive health, Sexually transmitted diseases, Stds, Vaccinations, Vaccines
Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Head and Neck Cancer
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Head and Neck CancerMedically reviewed by Dr. Jennifer Grandis If you’ve recently received a diagnosis of head and neck cancer, you may be feeling overwhelmed and unsure about what to do next. HealthyWomen asked Dr. Eleni Rettig, a head and neck surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at Harvard Medical School, to suggest questions…
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Poniéndole fin al estigma alrededor de los cánceres producidos por el VPH
Read More: Poniéndole fin al estigma alrededor de los cánceres producidos por el VPHRevisado por Dra. Carole Fakhry No es extraño que las celebridades hagan público un diagnóstico de cáncer, pero Michael Douglas no solo fue transparente sobre su enfermedad, también fue sincero sobre la causa. En 2013, Douglas reveló que su cáncer se atribuía al virus del papiloma humano (VPH), un virus que a menudo se transmite…
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Access, Affordability, Contraception, Gender diversity, Health disparities, Medical tests, Prevention, Preventive health, Sexually transmitted diseases, Stds, Vaccinations
Syphilis Cases in California Drive a Record-Setting Year for STDs Nationwide
Read More: Syphilis Cases in California Drive a Record-Setting Year for STDs NationwideBy April Dembosky, KQED, Kaiser Health News In certain circles of San Francisco, a case of syphilis can be as common and casual as the flu, to the point where Billy Lemon can’t even remember how many times he’s had it. This story is from a partnership that includes NPR, KQED and KHN. It can…
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Ending the Stigma Around Cancers Caused by HPV
Read More: Ending the Stigma Around Cancers Caused by HPVReviewed by: Dr. Carole Fakhry It’s not uncommon for celebrities to go public with a cancer diagnosis, but Michael Douglas wasn’t just open about his illness — he was also frank about what caused it. In 2013, Douglas revealed that his cancer was attributed to human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus that is often sexually transmitted.…
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Black Women Are Getting HIV at Alarming Rates
Read More: Black Women Are Getting HIV at Alarming RatesDecember 1 is #WorldAIDSDay. One year after being diagnosed with HIV, LáDeia Joyce threw a party. Family, friends and colleagues gathered for food and drink, then sat down to watch 90 Days, a short film about a young, professional heterosexual Black couple navigating one partner’s HIV-positive status. At the end of the movie, Joyce told…
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You’re Never Too Old to Get an STD
Read More: You’re Never Too Old to Get an STDDr. Robyn B. Faye, an OB-GYN with the Abington Primary Women’s Healthcare Group, certified sex counselor and member of HealthyWomen’s Women’s Health Advisory Council, answers our questions about the rising rates of sexually transmitted diseases among older Americans. The interview was conducted via email and edited for length and clarity. HealthyWomen: According to the Centers…
