Current guidelines suggest that HIV-positive individuals should get a Covid-19 shot as they’re considered a group at a higher risk of complications. A new study confirms these recommendations. The extensive trial shows that in most HIV patients, the Covid-19 shot is as effective as among healthy controls.

A recent study indicates the benefit of taking doxycycline within 72 hours after condomless sex. A trial involving 544 men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender women and “gender diverse” folks proved that taking the drug may reduce the probability of being diagnosed with bacterial STIs by 62% to 66%. In this article, we detailed what the study finds and rising concerns after the study was presented at the 24th International AIDS Conference.

Mostly associated with women and cervical cancers, HPV is an STD that also causes penile cancer in men. However, not limited to HPV, there are so many risk factors that lead to penile cancer such as age, weakened immune systems, phimosis as well as particular treatment. In this article, we explored the risk factors of penile cancer and what we can do to lower the risks of developing it.

Social injustices and difficult access to adequate health services have caused an increase in the new HIV infection rates across various parts of the world. The tendency is troubling and it makes the world wonder whether ending the HIV pandemic by 2030 is a viable goal.

Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, health authorities from many parts of the world registered a sharp increase in the rate of new STD cases. Most infections involved conditions like syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhoea. And while the numbers are alarming, there are readily available prevention choices.

Women and men’s anatomy make them react to and get affected by STDs differently. The CDC stated that women are at a heightened risk of contracting STDs compared to men. Several ways in which men and women are impacted differently by STDs include the emergence of symptoms, alertness when it comes to detecting symptoms and the long term effects of STDs. In this article, discover in what ways STDs affect both sexes differently.

Women and men’s anatomy make them react to and get affected by STDs differently. The CDC stated that women are at a heightened risk of contracting STDs compared to men. Several ways in which men and women are impacted differently by STDs include the emergence of symptoms, alertness when it comes to detecting symptoms and the long term effects of STDs. In this article, discover in what ways STDs affect both sexes differently.

One too many times, we have heard that gonorrhea is curable with the consumption of antibiotics. However, the time when antimicrobial medicines started to be used is also the time antimicrobial resistance (AMR) also emerged. In the last 80 years, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea has developed resistance to a number of antibiotics: tetracyclines, macrolides (including azithromycin), sulphonamides, trimethoprim combinations as well as penicillin. In this article, find out what is causing this and what actions are taken by WHO to better the situation and reduce gonorrhea cases.

Although HPV causes more than 70% cervical cancers, men are equally in danger as they can be impacted by penile, anal and throat cancers if HPV fails to clear up. What is more, there are currently no reliable and validated diagnosis to detect HPV in men, which is another factor that puts them at more risk. Getting vaccinated for HPV is best done when a person is not yet sexually active, but adults who already are can still reap its benefits. Find out the reasons why men should take the jab in this article.

There is a hoax demonizing the LGBTQ community following WHO’s recent public health advice. Although the initial clusters of monkeypox cases in 2022 had links to Africa and happen widely in gay men and MSM, monkeypox is not a gay disease. Regardless of a person’s race, skin color and sexual orientation, monkeypox can infect them. Spread mainly by close physical contact, being vigilant and reducing the number of sexual partners are how we can minimize monkeypox transmission.