STD Awareness: Gonorrhea of the Throat
Gonococci can band together to attach themselves to a human cell. Image: Dustin Higashi, University of Arizona My fellow Generation Xers might remember an episode of Chicago Hope in which a very young...
View ArticleSTD Awareness: Gardasil and Males
It’s Men’s Health Month, and yesterday was the last day of Men’s Health Week, which means we’re going to look at a men’s health issue that is usually ignored: the impact of human papillomavirus (HPV)...
View ArticleSTD Awareness: Gardasil and Gendered Double Standards
Despite the fact that it’s been approved for males for years, Gardasil is still largely seen as a vaccine for girls, and human papillomavirus (HPV) is still thought of by many as a virus that only...
View ArticleSTD Awareness: Is Bacterial Vaginosis a Sexually Transmitted Disease?
Gardnerella vaginalis under a microscope. Image: K.K. Jefferson/Virginia Commonwealth University Bacterial vaginosis, or BV, is the most common vaginal infection among people 15 to 44 years of age....
View ArticleSTD Awareness: Is HPV Now a “Men’s Disease”?
Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is most notorious for causing cervical cancer — making it, in many people’s minds, a “women’s disease.” But this gender-blind sexually transmitted virus can cause cancer...
View ArticleThe Price of Inaction on LGTBQ Homelessness
Infographic on the polar vortex. Image: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration When the polar vortex hit the U.S. last month, sending temperatures down to record lows that hadn’t been seen in...
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