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New antimalarial prevents malaria more effectively than current treatments but does not improve birth outcomes

A large LSTM-led trial confirms new antimalarial, dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine, is more effective at preventing malaria than current WHO recommended treatment but does not improve adverse birth outcomes.

10 Mar 2023

Natural product with grape seed extracts, lactic acid, and pea protein could effectively manage bacterial vaginosis

Researchers evaluate the efficacy of using a product comprising lactic acid, grape seed extract, and pea protein in managing bacterial vaginosis in vivo.

28 Feb 2023

Doxycycline taken after sex does not prevent bacterial STIs among cisgender women

Researchers from the University of Washington (UW), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), and Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI) announced results at CROI from a clinical trial demonstrating that doxycycline taken after sex does not prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) – chlamydia or gonorrhea – among cisgender women.

20 Feb 2023

The mpox viral load kinetics over time in various parts of the body

Researchers characterized the time to mpox virus clearance of immunocompetent individuals with mild MPX in a real-world community-based setting utilizing longitudinal information.

16 Dec 2022

Study on mpox epidemiology in New York during summer 2022

Researchers presented a summary of their experience of identifying, managing, and vaccinating monkeypox (MPX) virus (MPXV)-infected individuals in New York during the summer season of 2022.

30 Nov 2022

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022: What is the burden of antimicrobial resistance?

As part of World Antimicrobial Resistance Week 2022, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Tomislav Meštrović about his new research discussing the burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the WHO European region, as well as about how we can prevent antimicrobial resistance together.

24 Nov 2022

Study shows no undetected monkeypox virus transmission before May 2022 in Rotterdam and Amsterdam

Researchers investigated whether undetected human monkeypox virus transmission occurred before Rotterdam and Amsterdam's first documented monkeypox cases.

23 Nov 2022

The vaginal microbiome through the lens of systems biology

A new paper recently published online in Trends in Microbiology journal reviews the systems biology approach to explore the vaginal microbiome (VMB), helping to understand its composition and function and the mechanisms by which it interacts with the host.

22 Nov 2022

As STDS proliferate, companies rush to market at-home test kits. But are they reliable?

Among the more remarkable legacies of the covid-19 pandemic is how quickly federal regulators, the health care industry, and consumers moved to make at-home testing a reliable tool for managing a public health crisis.

20 Nov 2022

Can monkeypox infection lead to myocarditis?

A recent study presents the first known case of myocarditis as a complication of monkeypox virus infection.

13 Nov 2022

New report on the impact of monkeypox on people with HIV

Researchers describe the presentation of patients severely infected with the monkeypox virus.

30 Oct 2022

New type of antibiotic effectively kills hard-to-fight bacteria

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a growing threat to human health. In an article published in the scientific journal PNAS, Umeå researcher Fredrik Almqvist and his colleagues present a new type of antibiotic that effectively kills hard-to-fight bacteria.

25 Oct 2022

How feasible and accurate are self-collected samples for the diagnosis of monkeypox?

Researchers evaluated the performance of monkeypox virus (MPXV)-infected patients' self-collected versus physician-collected clinical samples, including skin lesions, pharyngeal, and rectal swabs in the diagnostic tests.

22 Sep 2022

Monkeypox infection in a smallpox-vaccinated patient

In a recent study published in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, researchers at Madigan Army Medical Center assessed the characteristics of monkeypox infection in a patient vaccinated against smallpox.

20 Sep 2022

Concern over two cases of monkeypox-related neurological complications in the U.S.

A new study published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report analyzed two people with encephalomyelitis associated with monkeypox disease in Colorado and DC during the current outbreak.

15 Sep 2022

CDC report shows people with monkeypox have higher than expected rates of HIV and STIs

Researchers investigated the prevalence of HIV, and other recent sexually transmitted infection diagnoses among persons with monkeypox.

12 Sep 2022

Duke researchers identify chlamydia’s stealthy cloaking device

Chlamydia, the leading cause of sexually transmitted bacterial infections, evades detection and elimination inside human cells by use of a cloaking device. But Duke University researchers have grasped the hem of that invisibility cloak and now hope they can pull it apart.

9 Sep 2022

Chlamydia News and Research

Latest Chlamydia News and Research

New antimalarial prevents malaria more effectively than current treatments but does not improve birth outcomes

Natural product with grape seed extracts, lactic acid, and pea protein could effectively manage bacterial vaginosis

Doxycycline taken after sex does not prevent bacterial STIs among cisgender women

The mpox viral load kinetics over time in various parts of the body

Study on mpox epidemiology in New York during summer 2022

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022: What is the burden of antimicrobial resistance?

Study shows no undetected monkeypox virus transmission before May 2022 in Rotterdam and Amsterdam

The vaginal microbiome through the lens of systems biology

As STDS proliferate, companies rush to market at-home test kits. But are they reliable?

Can monkeypox infection lead to myocarditis?

New report on the impact of monkeypox on people with HIV

New type of antibiotic effectively kills hard-to-fight bacteria

How feasible and accurate are self-collected samples for the diagnosis of monkeypox?

Monkeypox infection in a smallpox-vaccinated patient

Concern over two cases of monkeypox-related neurological complications in the U.S.

CDC report shows people with monkeypox have higher than expected rates of HIV and STIs

Duke researchers identify chlamydia’s stealthy cloaking device

Cellulitis, a deep bacterial infection of the skin, as a monkeypox complication

Intracellular bacteria protect their host against giant viruses, research shows

Study detects asymptomatic monkeypox virus infection

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

From Puberty to Menopause: Clue’s CEO, Audrey Tsang on the Power of Femtech

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Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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From Puberty to Menopause: Clue’s CEO, Audrey Tsang on the Power of Femtech

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