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Commentary: California needs to expand access to prevention and treatment of STDs - CALmatters

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Commentary: California needs to expand access to prevention and treatment of STDs - CALmatters Commentary: California needs to expand access to prevention and treatment of STDs - CALmatters Posted: 30 Apr 2020 05:25 AM PDT While California's health system is focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, our state's capacity to test, treat and conduct community tracing activities for sexually transmitted diseases has been dramatically reduced.  With already limited public health resources shifting away from STD prevention activities, rates are expected to surge. According to a recent survey by the National Association of City and County Health Officials , many local health departments have already experienced an increase and are discussing the risk for an outbreak during or following the COVID-19 crisis .   California has the unfortunate distinction of having the most reported cases of STDs in the nation. According to statistics released by th...

Syphilis rates up in 2019, but public health shifts to virus - Bay Area Reporter, America's highest circulation LGBT newspaper

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Syphilis rates up in 2019, but public health shifts to virus - Bay Area Reporter, America's highest circulation LGBT newspaper Syphilis rates up in 2019, but public health shifts to virus - Bay Area Reporter, America's highest circulation LGBT newspaper Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Your Guide to STDs - WebMD I Can’t Tell if It’s a Bad Idea to Have Sex in My COVID-19 Hospital Unit - Slate Experts answer your COVID-19 questions: 'Should we assume the opening up to the green phase will be months away from now?' - TribDem.com 15 Common STD Symptoms - Common Signs of STDs in Men and Women - WomansDay.com Syphilis rates up in 2019, but public health shifts to virus - Bay Area Reporter, America's highest circulation LGBT newspaper Posted: 01 Apr 2020 12:00 AM PDT Dr. Christopher Hall of the National Coalition of STD Directors. Photo: Courtesy Nurx   The p...