Policies, laws, and programs have been developed with the goal of improving screening and treatment rates. In the United States, the following programs have been established. Minors may be nervous to seek treatment or screening for STIs because they are afraid their parents might find out. All...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that the number of patients diagnosed with either chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis has increased in 2014 with women and young adults more likely to develop sexually-transmitted diseases.EBSCO_bspInvestors Business Daily...
While adults aged 65 and older had the lowest rates in both 2021 and 2022, they also experienced the largest percent increase at 10.0% (from 12.0 per 100,000 in 2021 to 13.2 per 100,000 in 2022). The overall drug overdose death rate rose from 2021 to 2022, but the increase was so ...
Finally,focusing on syphilis, the outlook is bleaker. For instance, looking at all stages of syphilis, the rates have risen by 17.0% in the past year, contributing to the 78.9% increase over the past 5 years. A closer look at congenital syphilis cases revealed an even more alarmi...
"STD rates are rising, and many of the country's systems for preventing STDs have eroded. We must mobilize, rebuild and expand services -- or the human and economic burden will continue to grow," Mermin warned. In recent years, more than half of state and local STD programs have had th...
“That method has really been shown to be effective at reducing reinfection rates among women,” she said. “The proviso is that state laws vary, so providers really need to check whether their states will allow them to do EPT.”
Suicide by state The study also broke down the data by state and found suicide rates varied widely. The most recent rates, for the years 2014 to 2016, ranged from a low of 6.9 per 100,000 residents per year in Washington, D.C., to a high of 29.2 per 100,000 residents in Montana....
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STD rates are at historic highs, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There were more cases of chlamydia reported in 2014 than ever before, and syphilis and gonorrhea rates are also surging. The CDC isn’t sure what’s behind the rise, but eviden...
Among Hispanic gay and bisexual men, most new infections occurred in the young age group, like blacks, but at much lower rates. Black women are also disproportionately at risk of HIV infection. "Based on the incidence estimates released last month, we already know that African Americans overall...