Rising STD infections led to the French decision to facilitate free access to condoms and STD tests in the 18 to 25 age group. And, the French are widening free access to hormonal contraceptives.
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Canine Influenza Virus Is Spreading In The U.S. With Outbreaks Among Dogs
Veterinarians have been reporting outbreak of the dog flu, which has made things ruff for many dogs.
China Stocks Climb Again; Investors See More Benefits Than Risk In Covid Policy Shift
Risks include a spike in cases and deaths
Exclusive: Google Cofounder Sergey Brin Has Quietly Donated More Than $1 Billion Toward This One Specific Disease
Brin, who more than a decade ago revealed that he has a genetic mutation that gives him a higher risk of getting Parkinson’s Disease, has quietly given hundreds of millions of dollars a year to research what exactly causes the debilitating neurological…
Walgreens Sells AmerisourceBergen Shares To Raise $1 Billion For Primary Care Expansion
Walgreens Boots Alliance sold shares of AmerisourceBergen for proceeds of $1 billion, which will be used in part to fund VillageMD’s $9 billion acquisition of Summit Health.
Racism And Discrimination Are Significant Contributing Factors To Health Disparities: Lancet
A new series published in The Lancet highlights how public health researchers have neglected the significant influences that racism and discrimination have on health disparities globally.
Racism And Discrimination Are A Key Public Health Threat—But Overlooked And Dismissed Using Poor Science, Researchers Warn
Arguments which suggest genetic differences can explain health inequalities between different groups show “eugenic thinking lives on” today, researchers said.
Groundwater Arsenic Contamination Linked To Drug Resistance In Children
In a new study that was conducted in rural Bangladesh, researchers found that areas that have high levels of groundwater arsenic contamination that children drink regularly have a greater prevalence of antibiotic resistance compared to areas that have …
What You Should Know About The Anti-Alzheimer’s Drug Lecanemab
While many researchers see the study results as an important step forward, many clinical physicians who treat patients with Alzheimer’s Disease remain skeptical about the drug’s real-world benefits and worried about its side effects.
Extended Antigen Availability Improves Vaccine Protection
A growing body of research suggests giving the immune system more time to “learn” about a vaccine antigen improves immune memory, helping to keep us safe during reinfection.
