Nov
14
CDC Releases 2023 STI Surveillance Report
From HIV.gov… After several years of increases, the data suggest that the STI epidemic may be slowing. We still have much more work to do, but the 2023 data are promising in several aspects: These signs of hope hint at what’s possible when the nation prioritizes – and invests in – STI prevention. The data arrive […]
Jul
31
DoxyPrEP shows major reductions in STIs: studies
From PositivelyAware.com… Troy Grennan, MD, MSc, a clinical associate professor at the University of British Columbia, shared findings of a randomized controlled trial that studied the efficacy, tolerability, and use patterns of doxyPrEP. The trial included 52 men who have sex with men, all living with HIV and having a history of syphilis, in Toronto and Vancouver, Canada. The […]