sexually transmitted infection Coverage - MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/tag/sexually-transmitted-infection/ Healthcare technology news, life science current events Wed, 03 Apr 2024 02:52:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 228111745 Gonorrhea, Chlamydia and Syphilis Rates Are Exploding. Here’s How AI Can Help. https://medcitynews.com/2024/03/gonorrhea-chlamydia-and-syphilis-rates-are-exploding-heres-how-ai-can-help/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:11:57 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=666936

The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) offers a glimmer of hope in the fight against STDs and has the power to revolutionize the landscape of STD detection, treatment, and prevention.

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]]> 87554 Unmasking the STI Crisis: At-Home Testing’s Role in Overcoming STI Testing https://medcitynews.com/2023/12/unmasking-the-sti-crisis-at-home-testings-role-in-overcoming-sti-testing/ Sun, 03 Dec 2023 16:54:44 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=654894

With at-home STI testing kits, people can get tested in the comfort and privacy of their own homes. These test kits are available at most pharmacies and are easy to use.

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]]> 9936 Walgreens will provide STI testing, HIV prevention services at select clinics https://medcitynews.com/2017/04/walgreens-sti-testing-hiv-prevention-services/ Wed, 19 Apr 2017 21:23:30 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=421215

Just in time for the end of STD Awareness Month, specific Walgreens clinics will start offering STI testing and HIV prevention services next week.

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]]> 74779 Startup’s antiviral drug combats HPV, new study shows https://medcitynews.com/2014/08/san-diego-startups-topical-antiviral-drug-combats-hpv-new-study-shows/ Mon, 25 Aug 2014 10:00:30 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=312053 San Diego startup Hera Therapeutics is developing a topical antiviral drug that attacks human papillomavirus – and early studies are showing it can successfully combat three strains, including two that cause 70 percent of all cervical cancer. The drug candidate, HTI-1968, blocked the replication of HPV-16, HPV-18 and HPV-11 cells, according to the NIAID-sponsored study. The work […]

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