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fromKqed
2 days ago

US Drops the Number of Vaccines It Recommends for Every Child | KQED

Several vaccines were removed from the recommended-for-everyone list while measles, whooping cough, polio, tetanus, chickenpox, and HPV remain recommended.
Public health
fromAxios
3 days ago

Trump, RFK dramatically overhaul child vaccine schedule

CDC narrowed routine childhood vaccine recommendations, advising physician consultation for rotavirus, COVID-19, influenza, meningococcal, hepatitis A/B, and changed HPV to one dose.
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

I Have a Gaggle of Bisexual Boyfriends. I'm a Worried About What They Do When I'm Not Around.

Doxy PEP (that is antibiotic therapy taken after potential exposure) reduces the risk of contracting bacterial STIs like syphilis and chlamydia (and, perhaps to a lesser degree, gonorrhea). If your guys are on this, their risk is lowered and yours would be as well.
Public health
#cervical-cancer
Public health
fromwww.dw.com
3 months ago

Can the US achieve cervical cancer herd immunity? DW 10/01/2025

High, gender-neutral HPV vaccination in the United States has driven major reductions in vaccine-covered HPV infections and brought herd immunity against cervical-cancer-causing strains within reach.
Medicine
fromHarvard Gazette
3 months ago

Test detects HPV-associated head, neck cancer 10 years early - Harvard Gazette

HPV-DeepSeek liquid biopsy can detect HPV-associated head and neck cancer up to 10 years before symptoms, enabling earlier, less intensive treatment.
#cervical-screening
Women in technology
fromKqed
7 months ago

She Lost Her Tongue to Cancer, but Found Her Voice Through AI | KQED

Sonya Sotinsky illustrates the importance of voice in identity after losing her ability to speak due to cancer.
NYC LGBT
fromVulture
8 months ago

Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter Faces Fourth Sexual-Assault Allegation

Nick Carter faces a lawsuit from Laura Penley for sexual assault in 2005, adding to multiple allegations against him.
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