Menopause increases your risk of STIs due to how aging changes your body

Older adults are at risk for contracting STDs – not only because of stigma and infrequent condom use, but also because of physical changes due to aging.

Thomas L. Cherpes, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, The Ohio State University • conversation
Aug. 1, 2024 • ~5 min

Philly has highest STI rates in the country – improving sex ed in schools and access to at-home testing could lower rates

Syphilis cases have increased 30% among 15- to 24-year-olds in Philadelphia since 2019, while cases of gonorrhea are up 18%. Chlamydia cases have decreased but remain high.

Carlos Mahaffey, Assistant Professor of Public Health, Purdue University • conversation
June 18, 2024 • ~9 min

Do hormones in birth control make gonorrhea worse?

New research finds that gonorrhea can use sex hormones to help it resist antibiotic and antimicrobial attacks.

Karl Bates-Duke • futurity
Feb. 20, 2024 • ~6 min

Mpox, AIDS and COVID-19 show the challenges of targeting public health messaging to specific groups without causing stigma

Prejudice and stigma can discourage the communities most affected by infectious diseases from seeking care. Inclusive public health messaging can prevent misinformation and guide the most vulnerable.

Ken Ho, Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences • conversation
Dec. 14, 2022 • ~9 min

Low-cost portable device rapidly diagnoses gonorrhea

A new inexpesive, portable device and mobile app can check for gonorrhea in less than fifteen minutes, researchers report.

Lisa Ercolano-Johns Hopkins • futurity
May 13, 2021 • ~5 min

Contact tracing's long, turbulent history holds lessons for COVID-19

Trust in the confidentiality of contact tracing broke down during the AIDS epidemic. Today, it's faltering again.

Ronald Bayer, Professor Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University • conversation
July 16, 2020 • ~10 min

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