Doctors Are Failing Their Gay Patients

Liz Posner / AlterNet Jan 14, 2018 Many physicians either missed the class that dealt with sexual health questions, or their lack of attention to the subject is a conscious choice. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Small-Scale Violations of Medical Privacy Often Cause the Most Harm

Staff / Truthdig Dec 10, 2015 Breaches that expose the health details of just a patient or two are proliferating nationwide. Regulators focus on larger privacy violations and rarely take action on small ones, despite the harm. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Michael Douglas’ Cancer Caused by an STD That Can Easily Be Prevented

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 5, 2013 The movie star rejected embarrassment to say this week that his throat cancer was caused by HPV, a sexually transmitted disease that only 1 percent of boys are vaccinated against. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study: One-Sixth of Cancers Are Preventable

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2012 Cancer is caused by infection in one out of six patients worldwide, according to a medical review published in The Lancet Oncology. That means as many as 2 million people a year get cancer for lack of preventive vaccines and antibiotics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Doctor Will See Bachmann Now

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Bachmann Politicizes Cervical Cancer

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2011 Doctors, public health officials and academics spoke out this week in support of the HPV vaccine after Michele Bachmann thoughtlessly railed against it. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bad News, Abstinence Fans

Staff / Truthdig Mar 12, 2008 If ever there was irrefutable evidence that abstinence education doesn't quite work, this is it. A new study from the Centers for Disease Control finds that at least one in four U.S. teenage girls is infected with a sexually transmitted disease. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Texas Governor’s Order for Cancer Vaccine Blocked

Staff / Truthdig Apr 27, 2007 Gov. Rick Perry of Texas has been rebuked by the state Legislature for ordering Texan girls to be vaccinated against HPV, the leading cause of cervical cancer. Lawmakers passed a bill by a comfortable margin that would block the governor's order for four years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lost in the Lobbying

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Mar 1, 2007 Merck raised suspicions about its cancer-fighting HPV vaccine with a cluelessly aggressive lobbying campaign, but a lifesaving drug is still a lifesaving drug. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Texas Governor Ignores the Zealots

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2007 Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has issued an executive order mandating the use of the HPV vaccine, which can help prevent cervical cancer. The conservative Christian's decree trumps opposition in the Legislature and elsewhere from opponents who feel the treatment encourages premarital sex. Texas will be the first state to require that schoolgirls receive the vaccine. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gene Gerard: Religion Running Roughshod Over Cancer Science

Gene Gerard / Truthdig Jun 11, 2006 The FDA just approved a vaccine to help protect against cervical cancer, but conservative Christian groups want to block its distribution out of fear that it would promote promiscuity. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )