Use of combined contraceptive vaginal rings raises risk for certain STIs, finds study Medha Baranwal12 Jun 2024 6:00 AM ISTUSA: Recent research has shed light on a concerning correlation between the use of vaginal rings and an increased risk of acquiring certain sexually...
CDC recommends Doxy pep to prevent bacterial STIS Roshni Dhar9 Jun 2024 5:29 PM ISTThe CDC recommends doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxy PEP) as part of a comprehensive sexual health strategy to prevent sexually transmitted...
Health Bulletin 07/ June/ 2024 Roshni Dhar7 Jun 2024 4:33 PM ISTHere are the top health news for the day:NEET results 2024: NTA addresses queries, issues clarification on high cut-off, multiple toppers, grace...
Azithromycin Addition to TMP-SMX Fails to Reduce Malaria and STI Risk in Pregnant Women with HIV: Study Dr Riya Dave29 May 2024 8:45 PM ISTResearchers have found that adding azithromycin (AZ) to the standard daily trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) prophylaxis does not reduce the...
False positive pap smear may be early signal of genitourinary syndrome, suggests study Medha Baranwal10 Oct 2023 9:30 AM ISTFlorida: Recent data presented at the 2023 Menopause Meeting of the North American Menopause Society on September 27 reveals that a pap smear result...
CDC recommends common antibiotic as a 'Morning-After' STI prevention Roshni Dhar6 Oct 2023 5:27 PM ISTThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is preparing to suggest the use of a potent antibiotic for preventing sexually transmitted...
Health Bulletin 05/October/2023 Roshni Dhar5 Oct 2023 4:53 PM ISTHere are the top health stories for the day:NExT exam for 2020 MBBS batch: Health Ministry forms committee to examine preparedness of medical...
Doxycycline ineffective for STIs prevention among cisgender women: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 Feb 2023 10:15 PM ISTUSA: Findings from a clinical trial have shown that doxycycline taken after sex does not prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) –...
Oral chloramphenicol effective treatment option for resistant non-gonococcal urethritis: BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Feb 2023 11:15 AM ISTUK: Non-gonococcal urethritis is a common sexually transmitted infection caused by Mycoplasma genitalium that has become increasingly difficult to...
Medical Bulletin 21/November/2022 Dr. Nandita Mohan21 Nov 2022 4:30 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Novel device measures nerve activity that may help treatment sepsis and PTSDSepsis is the body's extreme...
First study of monkeypox infection in Transgender women Dr. Nandita Mohan21 Nov 2022 9:15 AM ISTAn international collaboration of clinicians, has published the first case study series of monkeypox infection during the 2022 outbreak in cis...
Rapid diagnostic tests may offer same-day therapy and eliminate needless treatment of infections: BMJ Jacinthlyn Sylvia20 Oct 2022 8:00 PM ISTRapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) that can distinguish between current and previously treated illnesses might optimize care by offering same-day therapy...
