HIV/AIDS, a major health issue
Some people may think that HIV is far away from their lives. But in fact, HIV has become a major global public health issue. The WHO reported that 36.7 million people were living with HIV in 2016. Unfortunately, More...
STD testing: why you should test yourself now
You have probably heard numerous warnings about unprotected sex, having multiple sex partners and using sex toys of unknown sources. Everyone has, at least once, become overtaken by pleasure and forgotten these More...
Wyoming report increase in syphilis in the southeast
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) has detected an alarming, localized increase in reported syphilis cases from southeast Wyoming this year. Treponema pallidum Photo/CDC “We have had six reported cases of More...
Texas removes Planned Parenthood from Medicaid program, defunds troubled group
Texas lawmakers have removed the clinics from the state’s Medicaid program, essentially defunding the abortion giant in the wake of the Center for Medical Progress investigative videos show the sale of fetal More...
New study highlights Illinois abortion clinics ‘dangerous’ conditions
A new study says Illinois is facing a serious women’s health crisis and the Illinois Department of Public Health is receiving the heat for the crisis. A new report, released by Illinois Right to Life, documents More...
FDA approves the Alere Determine HIV-1/2 Ag/Ab Combo test, detects antigen and antibody simultaneously
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Thursday approved the first rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) test for the simultaneous detection of HIV-1 p24 antigen as well as antibodies to both HIV-1 and HIV-2 in More...
