Welcome to NCSH Sexual Health in the News. This weekly online digest was created to keep you up-to-date on sexual health topics currently trending in the media.
Truvada, Gilead's HIV drug, has been approved since 2004 for people with the virus. Taken daily, it can prevent HIV infections 92% of the time, meaning it could drastically reduce new infections in sexually active gay men, among the U.S.'s highest-risk communities.
A new version of the HPV vaccine that fights nine strains of human papillomavirus offered greater cancer protection for women than the earlier one that targets only four.
As gun rights advocates push to legalize firearms on college campuses, an argument is taking shape: Arming female students will help reduce sexual assaults.
A new compound has blocked HIV infection so well in monkeys that it may be able to function as a vaccine against AIDS, the scientists who designed it reported Wednesday.
Most women with private health insurance can get contraception for free, but a lack of information means some are still paying out of pocket-even when they shouldn't be.
Aging With HIV Presents Unique Set of Challenges - WNPR News America is growing older, and so is its population of HIV-positive adults. This year, for the first time ever, half of Americans living with HIV are 50 years old and older.
The drug maker Sprout Pharmaceuticals has resubmitted a new drug application to the FDA for approval of a pill that claims to boost sex drive in premenopausal women.
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