Taking Club Drugs Increases STI Risk in PrEP Users
Recent reports show that bacterial sexually transmitted infections (BSTIs) among PrEP users are on the rise. A new study aims to find out who is most at risk and why. Read more ›
Should Student Health Centers Screen for Substance Use?
College students have high rates of drug and alcohol use, but university health centers typically don't screen for substance abuse. A new study set out to examine whether that could change with the help of self-administered screenings. Read more ›
Researchers Criticize Guidelines for Pork Tapeworm Treatment
A group of researchers have criticized new guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of neurocysticercosis (NC), a parasitic infection affecting up to 8 million people worldwide. Read more ›
Improving Student Health Insurance Enrollment
A new qualitative study sought to understand what barriers might be keeping students from enrolling, when doing so offers protection from future health and financial problems. Read more ›
Social Stigmas Hamper Use of HIV-Prevention Drug
Public health messages about HIV originally involved certain stereotypes about responsibility. A new study found that when it comes to the HIV-prevention drug PrEP, those stigmas haven't fully changed. Read more ›
Gender and Education Affect Obesity Rates in Immigrants
A new study investigates how factors like gender and education may contribute to obesity rates among immigrants in Europe compared to native-born individuals. Read more ›
How Gentrification and Immigration Impact Locals’ Health Perceptions
Working in a Madrid neighborhood, a researcher set about describing qualitatively how longterm residents viewed the changes taking place thanks to an influx of younger people and immigrants. Read more ›
Racism and Sexism Raise the Risk of Teen Dating Violence
According to a new study, Black and Latino teenagers who experienced racism and sexism had a higher risk of being victims of teen dating violence. Read more ›
Study Finds Abortion Providers Carefully Follow Medical Guidelines
Two new studies published in the journal Contraception have found that the vast majority of abortion providers carefully follow evidence-based guidelines when performing first- and second-trimester abortions. “ Read more ›