Gonorrhea

Aussie travelers are spreading drug-resistant gonorrhea, with half spending time in certain global hotspot

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Aussie travelers are spreading drug-resistant gonorrhea, with half spending time in certain global hotspot

Travelers are spreading drug-resistant gonorrhea at alarming rates, prompting calls to embed sexual health advice into all stages of the Australian travel pathway. New The University of Queensland research points to unprecedented levels of international travel sparking heightened sexually transmitted infection cases. The researchers point to the natural growing trend of more people in the … Read more

Exclusive | Legendary bookie dishes on sports ‘fixes’ — like the time Mike Tyson got knocked out because of gonorrhea

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Exclusive | Legendary bookie dishes on sports ‘fixes’ — like the time Mike Tyson got knocked out because of gonorrhea

In February 1990, world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, boasting a record of 37 wins and no defeats, faced up against James ‘Buster’ Douglas in Tokyo, in what every boxing expert agreed would be another one-sided bout.  Certainly, the bookies agreed.  For those bookmakers who did offer odds, Tyson was a massive favorite — you had … Read more

This little-known STI is often symptomless but can lead to infertility — and it’s grown more common than gonorrhea

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This little-known STI is often symptomless but can lead to infertility — and it’s grown more common than gonorrhea

Here’s another reason to suit up in the sack. Doctors are sounding the alarm about a little-known sexually transmitted infection taking hold in the US, warning that it can cause serious long-term damage if left untreated. The problem? Most people don’t know they’re infected because it often shows no symptoms. To make matters worse, it’s … Read more

Drug-resistant ‘super gonorrhea’ spreading, shocking billboards warn

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Drug-resistant ‘super gonorrhea’ spreading, shocking billboards warn

Doctors are alarmed over a new strain of gonorrhea — a common sexually transmitted infection — that is almost incurable. And gonorrhea rates continue to climb: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 1.6 million new cases each year, and half of those are resistant to antibiotics. To clap back against the scourge of … Read more

America’s Sexually Transmitted Disease Problem Is ‘Out of Control’

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America’s Sexually Transmitted Disease Problem Is ‘Out of Control’

Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) Sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S. are at a crisis point. On Monday, prominent public health experts and government officials raised an alarm over the ongoing annual rise in STDs. Preliminary data recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that cases of syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia all went … Read more