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Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis has the potential to substantially reduce real-world population-level incidence of ...

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"Getting tested for STIs on a regular basis is an important action that all New Yorkers can take to optimize their health," health officer Wendy Wilcox said.

January is Cervical Cancer Health Awareness Month. National Women’s Health Network offers this advice on cervical cancer awareness and screening.

(HealthDay News) — Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) initiation is associated with decreases in sexually transmitted infections (STIs ... significant declines for each anatomic site of ...

More information: Madeline Sankaran et al, Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis and Sexually Transmitted Infection Trends, JAMA Internal Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.7178 ...

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With the availability of PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis, HIV prevention became as easy as taking a daily pill, or now, a regular injection at the doctor’s office. Then came doxy-PEP, an antibiotic ...