17 February 2016 Public health spending in London faces real terms cuts of £111 million over the next five years, figures showed today. The capital’s boroughs have already been forced to make £40 million of savings this year leading to concerns that key services including sexual health, TB prevention and immunisation campaigns will be hit. The cuts so far have been 30 … [Read more...]
‘Non-judgemental treatment’ at Altnagelvin GUM Clinic
16 February 2016 Data from GUM clinics in the north found that, like the local situation, genital warts and Chlamydia were the most frequently diagnosed conditions. There were 2,020 new cases of genital warts during 2014, and 1,784 new cases of Chlamydia. There were also 582 cases of Gonorrhea, 415 of Herpes and 41 of Syphilis. Speaking about how often sexually active … [Read more...]
NewVIc artists decorate sexual health centre’s waiting room
16 February 2016 The artistic talents of NewVIc students have helped to revitalise a sexual health centre’s waiting area. The Greenway Centre, which is located at Newham University Hospital, now boasts 11 original designs in its waiting area. Students in the second year of their art and design course at Newham Sixth Form College explored the relationship of Islamic … [Read more...]
University of Huddersfield research to study link between mental and sexual health
17 February 2016 Researchers at the University are to address sexual health issues in people struggling with mental illnesses. A growing link between mental health problems and poor sexual health has been revealed by academics who are being funded £600,000 for the research. Huddersfield’s Applied Mental Health Research professor Elizabeth Hughes has received the huge … [Read more...]
HPV rates drop 64% in decade since recommended CDC vaccination
22 February 2016 Although human papillomavirus vaccination rates are low in the US, this is the first time a study has shown evidence of the effect on women in their 20s Human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence is down 64% since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended a vaccination for the sexually transmitted infection a decade ago, according to a … [Read more...]