Liz Posner / AlterNetJan 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 )
Staff / TruthdigDec 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 )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJun 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 )
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Staff / TruthdigMay 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 )
Staff / TruthdigSep 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMar 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 )
Staff / TruthdigApr 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 )
Ellen Goodman / TruthdigMar 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 )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 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 / TruthdigJun 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 )
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