You're never too old to get an STI! Experts call for over-50s to be taught 'safe sex' after rates of gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis in retirement villages soar
Rising divorce rates, the emergence of Viagra, dating apps and the growth of retirement villages have combined to mean 'sexual risk taking is now common among older adults', Polish experts say. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in young people and other high risk groups
This report finds sexual health services (SHSs) to be under severe pressure, funding has reduced while data for 2022, the most recent available, shows that rates of gonorrhoea are the highest since records began in 1918 with young people most affected. In the same year syphilis cases reached a peak not seen since 1948, the cross-party committee cautioned. The Committee calls on the government to “radically increase” the public health grant to local authorities to a level that allows SHSs to operate effectively and meet local need.ReportPress release (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news
Gonorrhoea rate highest since 1918 as sexual health care 'at breaking point'
Sexual health services in England are 'at breaking point' with gonorrhoea rates at the highest level since records began and syphilis cases at levels not seen since 1948, MPs have warned. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - March 25, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
Europe sees ‘troubling rise’ in STIs including gonorrhoea
European health officials have reported a ‘troubling surge’ in sexually transmitted infections (STI), with gonorrhoea cases rising by almost half. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said there had also been a significant increase in cases of syphilis and chlamydia. A report reviewing STI infections in Europe in 2022 found that the number... Read moreThe post Europe sees ‘troubling rise’ in STIs including gonorrhoea appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 18, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Sexual health Source Type: news
England's STI hotspots exposed: How rates of gonorrhoea and chlamydia have soared by up to 500% in parts of Devon, Yorkshire and Tyne and Wear... so how bad is the situation in YOUR area?
STIs are on the rise across England but some areas are faring far worse when it comes to rates of gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis as our fascinating interactive map demonstrates. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
England's STI hotspots exposed: As startling data warns of surging rates across Europe, fascinating interactive map lays bare rates of gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis in YOUR area
STIs are on the rise across England but some areas are faring far worse when it comes to rates of gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis as our fascinating interactive map demonstrates. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Warning over surge in STIs across Europe as experts say rates of gonorrhoea, syphilis and chlamydia have soared by almost 50% in wake of pandemic
Holiday destinations popular with Brits such as Spain , Italy and Malta are among those which have reported a surge in STIs in data recorded by the ECDC for 2022. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sexually Transmitted Infections Surge in Europe, Latest Data Shows Sexually Transmitted Infections Surge in Europe, Latest Data Shows
Sexually transmitted infections surged across Europe in 2022, with reported cases of gonorrhoea jumping by nearly a half, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - March 7, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
GSK's Gonorrhoea Drug Meets Main Goal in Late-stage Trial GSK's Gonorrhoea Drug Meets Main Goal in Late-stage Trial
British drugmaker GSK said on Monday its oral drug to treat gonorrhoea met the main goal of non-inferiority, compared to an existing combination treatment, in a late-stage...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - February 26, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
South Africa: There Is a 'Worrying' Resurgence of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Gauteng
[spotlight] There's a comeback of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in South Africa and around the world. The Gauteng Department of Health recently reported an increase of newly acquired STIs, in particular gonorrhoea and chlamydia. This spike in cases call for management guidelines and awareness programmes to be reviewed, reports Ufrieda Ho. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 21, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
STIs Are On The Rise In Europe
Europe is seeing a surge in the number of cases of sexually transmitted infections. As Statista's Anna Fleck details below, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), this includes gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis. Where the number…#annafleck #ecdc #sti #denmark #norway #iceland #sweden #finland #malta #luxembourg (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gonorrhoea and syphilis spreading as STI rates triple in some parts of UK
Almost all council areas have reported an increase in gonorrhoea infections with 10 seeing rates tripling (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
England's sexual health services 'at breaking point'
Soaring rates of gonorrhoea and syphilis infections threaten to overwhelm services, experts warn. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
England's gonorrhoea hotspots mapped... so is YOUR area one of the worst-hit?
Lovers in Wigan, Dorset, Somerset, Devon and Torbay may want to be especially careful, with data showing these are areas where gonorrhoea diagnoses have exploded in recent years. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why sexually transmitted infections are rising in America
T ago, syphilis seemed close to elimination in America. Gonorrhoea rates were also declining. Fast-forward to today and syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia, three of the most common sexually transmitted infections ( s), are hitting historic highs (see chart), especially among gay men and certain…#syphilis #chlamydia #biblical #jayvarma #weillcornellmedicine #columbiauniversity #drvarma #checksandbalance (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
