A medical laboratory technician inactivates suspected monkeypox samples to be PCR tested. Pablo Blazquez Dominguez TNS Myrtle Beach, SC All three men clearly remember the toll of the HIV pandemic — stripping away their lives, killing their friends, turning the heterosexual world against them. So, when word came that a new virus was circulating among …
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Ricky (not his real name), is a patient of mine: a young, gay man with a gentle soul and well-controlled HIV. He recently went to his local emergency department with a rash on his face, excruciating pain in his abdomen, and bright red blood that filled the toilet every time he had a bowel movement. …
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The men, who live together and are in a non-exclusive relationship, were diagnosed with monkeypox at a hospital in Paris in early June. Twelve days after their symptoms started, their 4-year-old Italian greyhound also started showing symptoms, according to a report published last week in the journal The Lancet. The dog developed lesions and tested …
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“I don’t think we have enough information at this point to completely classify it. I think there’s some suggestions, but there’s more study that needs to be done,” Adalja said. “There are other infections — for example, syphilis — that spread through other ways other than sexual transmission,” he said. “Zika virus is a mosquito-borne …
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Men drink and smoke more than women — but that is not the reason they have a higher cancer risk. A major study suggests biological differences are the real reason behind the disparity between sexes. Understanding these differences could help to improve prevention and treatment, researchers say. The study looked at 300,000 middle-aged and older …
MUNCIE, Ind. — As of Thursday the number of cases of monkeypox in Indiana had reached 62 cases, up from 45 the previous Thursday, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Those figures included at least two pediatric cases. The illness, largely spread by skin on skin contact, has been spreading in the United States …
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Experts in San Francisco, Miami, and the UK say many monkeypox cases are being “missed.” Some patients are receiving false negative monkeypox tests, while others are being misdiagnosed. Fear, stigma, miscommunication and misunderstanding all contribute. Loading Something is loading. More than 7,100 monkeypox patients have been diagnosed in the US since this outbreak began with …
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Calling monkeypox a STI is inaccurate and can create other issues, experts say, like stigma. Experts suggest clear messaging around how monkeypox can spread to inform, not alarm. Sexually transmitted infections are nothing new. But has a new one surfaced? Not exactly. There are 6,326 cases and counting of monkeypox in the US Most have …
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The chemical imbalance theory of depression is well and truly dead. A paper by Joanna Moncrieff and colleagues, longtime critics of the effectiveness of antidepressants, has caused a splash. The paper provides a summary of other summaries that confirm there is no evidence to support the idea that depression is caused by disturbance of the …