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CDC's proposes new 'morning after' guidance to curb STI spread |
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) put out a draft of new guidance that would advise physician to prescribe a common antibiotic to stem the spread of certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs). |
The agency is proposing that doctors prescribe a single 200 mg dose of the inexpensive and common antibiotic doxycycline 72 hours after unprotected sex to decrease common STIs like chlamydia, syphilis and gonorrhea. The guidance from the CDC is specific to certain at-risk groups: gay and bisexual men as well as transgender women. This regimen could potentially prevent 40 percent of STIs in the impacted groups. Public health experts have been urging federal authorities to consider this guidance — referred to as doxyPEP — citing the growing amount of evidence supporting the benefits. Some local governments, like San Francisco, have already adopted this course of action for their own communities. This proposal comes as reported STIs have grown in recent years, increasing by 42 percent from 2011 to 2021. But the question of whether this prescription could lead to antibacterial resistance has also been raised. As NBC News reported back in February, there were already concerns that prescribing doxycycline as a morning-after treatment could do more harm than good in the long run by fueling antibiotic-resistant infections. About 25 percent of gonorrhea bacteria is already resistant to doxycycline according to the CDC. Health authorities there is less concern over syphilis and chlamydia as these bacteria have fewer mechanisms to become resistant. The CDC will be monitoring the potential that widespread use of doxycycline could lead to other bacteria developing a resistance. A 45-day public comment window has been opened regarding this proposed rule. |
Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter, we're Nathaniel Weixel and Joseph Choi — every week we follow the latest moves on how Washington impacts your health. |
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A new report from data management firm Harmony Healthcare IT shows that 61 percent of Gen Z have a medically diagnosed anxiety condition. The report includes a survey of about 1,000 Gen Zers, or adults 18 to 26, who struggle with anxiety about their anxious thoughts. |
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Katalin Karikó, who is sharing the Nobel Prize in medicine for her work with mRNA vaccines, says she was previously demoted by the University of Pennsylvania for her research in that area. "If you know about 10 years ago, I was here in October because I was kicked out from UPenn, was forced to retire," Karikó told the Nobel Prize organization in an interview Monday. Karikó and Drew Weissman both won the Nobel Prize in … |
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Selma Blair said the country's laws must show that the lives of disabled people "are not of lesser value," as the "Legally Blonde" actor introduced President Biden at an event celebrating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). |
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Cigna is paying over $172 million to settle claims over Medicare Advantage reimbursement |
Health insurance provider The Cigna Group will pay more than $172 million over claims it gave the federal government inaccurate Medicare Advantage diagnoses codes in order to inflate reimbursement. The case centered around allegations that Cigna violated the False Claims Act by submitting and not withdrawing "inaccurate and untruthful" … |
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Local and state headlines on health care: |
- Pregnant with no OB-GYNs around: In Idaho, maternity care became a casualty of its abortion ban (NBC News)
- Gender-affirming care lawsuit ends in favor of transgender care (KVOA)
- NYC becomes first in the nation to make abortion care available via telehealth (NBC New York)
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Health news we've flagged from other outlets: |
- Congress extends some pandemic preparedness programs, but not all (Stat)
- Facing criticism, feds award first maternal health grant to a predominantly Black rural area (KFF Health News)
- Science vs. 'wokeism': The growing tensions between the doctors' lobby and the GOP (Politico)
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Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) announced that she'll consider resigning from her position if Congress does not create a debt commission by the end of … Read more |
| Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday moved to force a vote on ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), following through with his pledge to do so after … Read more |
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