July 15, 2016 HIV pill could cut infections in gay, bisexual men by a third The rate of new HIV infections among gay and bisexual men could drop by up to a third over the next decade if enough eligible men take a drug that protects against the virus, researchers estimate.
July 13, 2016 Low risk in all but 4 countries of Olympics-related Zika NEW YORK (AP) -- The upcoming Olympic games are not likely to have a major impact on the spread of Zika virus, although four developing countries could face a substantially higher risk, according to a new government estimate.
July 8, 2016 Anti-HIV pill may not be reaching those most at risk Only a small proportion of gay and bisexual men who could have taken a daily pill to reduce their risk of HIV actually did so in 2014, according to a new study.
June 30, 2016 Olympics will come and go but Zika is here to stay, scientists say Battered by a presidential impeachment and the worst recession since the Great Depression, Brazil is getting a rare bit of relief as Rio de Janeiro prepares to host the Olympics: declining numbers of Zika infections.
June 22, 2016 From cleaning corpses to sex with strangers, widow rituals fuel disease in Africa DOUALA/DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Clarisse's husband died of malaria last year in the Cameroonian city of Douala, she was kicked out of their home by his family and forced to marry his brother.
June 20, 2016 Many travelers from Britain find new sexual partners abroad One in 10 men and one in 20 women who travel internationally from Great Britain find new sexual partners abroad, according to two new studies.
June 17, 2016 Price, stigma may keep patients from using insurance for STDs Barriers to getting tested or treated for sexually transmitted disease (STD) need to be lowered, a U.S. study concludes.
June 14, 2016 WHO sees 'very low' risk of further Zika spread due to Olympics GENEVA (Reuters) -- There is a "very low risk" of further international spread of Zika virus as result of the Olympic Games to be held in Brazil, the heart of the current outbreak, World Health Organization experts said on Tuesday.
June 10, 2016 No scientific basis for postponing Brazil Olympics due to Zika: minister Brazil's Health Minister Ricardo Barros said on Friday there is no scientific basis for postponing the Olympics because of the Zika virus, explaining that lower temperatures and fewer mosquitoes reduced the chance of infection in August when the games will be held.
June 7, 2016 US panel reaffirms syphilis screening advice as infections rise Doctors should offer testing for syphilis to men who have sex with men, people living with HIV and others at an increased risk of the sexually transmitted disease, a U.S. government-backed panel recommended on Tuesday.
