By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online 23 August 2016 Article Link "A gargle a day keeps gonorrhoea away" is an unlikely slogan, but researchers believe it could hold some truth. Recent studies have shown people can carry the sexually transmitted infection in their throats for weeks or months without symptoms. And they could spread it to others through … [Read more...]
Super gonorrhoea is coming and George Osborne needs to dig deep – fast
by Verity Sullivan 19 APRIL 2016 The words “Super Gonorrhoea!” have been splattered across the pages of every news outlet this week. The STI that affects 35,000 people in the UK every year, we’re told, is outsmarting our modern day cures and promises to spread through the population like wildfire. But what’s all the fuss really about? And is our increasingly weary health … [Read more...]