A quick video from the Guttmacher Institute on the benefits of birth control.
Among developed nations, the US ranks first in teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections–and states with abstinence-only education rank highest in teen pregnancy. Check out this Infographic highlighting why we need comprehensive sexual education.
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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug meant to help prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS in at-risk individuals. Truvada, a combination medication that was approved by the FDA in 2004 to help control HIV in infected individuals, has been found to significantly reduce the risk of acquiring HIV. Uninfected individuals must […]
The US Food and Drug Administration today approved Perjeta (pertuzumab), a new intravenously-administered therapy against HER2-positive late-stage breast cancer. Perjeta is intended for patients who have not received prior treatment for metastatic breast cancer with an anti-HER2 therapy or chemotherapy, and is combined with trastuzumab, another anti-HER2 therapy, and docetaxel, a type of chemotherapy. To read […]
NPR piece on who emergency contraception is used by and how it is different than the abortion pill, with an explanation of how morning-after pills work both before and after ovulation by Dr. Katherine White, an obstetrician at Baystate Medical Center in Massachusetts. Click to read more at www.NPR.org
Millennials, young people 30 and under, are coming of age in a world vastly different from that of their parents and grandparents. The Millennial generation is diverse, technologically savy, open minded, and committed to sexual health and rights. In fact, this generation may just be the most pro sexual health generation in U.S. history and […]
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