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Southern Organization Pushes To Fight HIV/AIDS Epidemic In Region

The Southern AIDS Coalition is pushing to fight more aggressively against HIV in the south due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic the region faces.

Mark Riegel, MD

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Utah Health Officials Urging Parents To Get Kids HPV Vaccinated

Utah Health Officials Urging Parents To Get Kids HPV Vaccinated

With back to school just around the corner, health departments are reminding parents to get their kids vaccinated and updating their records.

Mark Riegel, MD

Central Illinois Friends Works to Lower STD Rates Among High School Students

Central Illinois Friends Works to Lower STD Rates Among High School Students

A local Illinois organization is trying to lower the barriers about sexually transmitted diseases testing and get teenagers talking about them.

Mark Riegel, MD

Companies Come Up With Diagnostic Tool To Detect Mycoplasma Genitalium Bacteria

Companies Come Up With Diagnostic Tool To Detect Mycoplasma Genitalium Bacteria

Mycoplasma genitalium is one of the least known sexually transmitted diseases in the world, but this minute bacteria is thought to be even more widespread than the gonorrhea bug.

Mark Riegel, MD

WebMD Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Illegal FDA Approval Of STD Kits

WebMD Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Illegal FDA Approval Of STD Kits

A lawsuit has been filed by a nonprofit “industry watchdog” against WebMD’s consumer STD lab tests for allegedly misrepresenting its tests as being FDA approved.

Mark Riegel, MD

myLab Uber Box Takes Out The Unease and Inconvenience Out Of STD Testing

myLab Uber Box Takes Out The Unease and Inconvenience Out Of STD Testing

There is nothing to laugh about when it comes to sexually transmitted diseases.

Mark Riegel, MD

SAFE and HUD Develop Badge To Reduce STD Spread

SAFE and HUD Develop Badge To Reduce STD Spread

The SAFE app is partnering with HUD after raising $3.5 million from its investors, and together, they are adding in a feature that would let users post verifiable STD results. The goal is to reduce the spread of STDs.

Mark Riegel, MD

Texas Woman Diagnosed With Gonorrhea After Experiencing Joint Pain and Rash

Texas Woman Diagnosed With Gonorrhea After Experiencing Joint Pain and Rash

When a 20-year-old Dallas, Texas woman went to the hospital for a bumpy rash on her upper body, she was told that she had a sexually transmitted disease.

Mark Riegel, MD

NIH Provides $10.7M Grant For Gonorrhea Vaccine Development

NIH Provides $10.7M Grant For Gonorrhea Vaccine Development

A $10.7 million National Institutes of Health grant has been approved in the hopes to develop a gonorrhea vaccine.

Mark Riegel, MD

Syphilis Hit Rural Missouri Hard, Surpassing Bigger Cities

Syphilis Hit Rural Missouri Hard, Surpassing Bigger Cities

Cities such as Kansas City and St. Louis were once known as having the largest syphilis populations, but a recent report from Kaiser Health News shows that the trend has reversed.

Mark Riegel, MD

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