Sexual Health in the News Week of June 20-June 26
Jun 26, 2015
NCSH in the News
Other News This Week
Obese Teens Less Likely To Use Birth Control - CBS News
A new study shows that sexually active obese teens may be less likely than other teens to use contraception regularly.
A study of health status by Rice University, Texas, found that bisexual people have poorer health than homosexuals and heterosexuals.
According to a new CDC report, about one in eight Americans with HIV do not realize they are infected with the virus and those people account for nearly one-third of HIV transmissions in the US.
How Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Could Improve Health - Yahoo! News
The Supreme Court decision that same-sex couples anywhere in the US have a right to marry could improve the health of gay, lesbian and bisexual people, experts say.
New Diaphragm Hits US Market for First Time in 50 Years - RH Reality Check
A newly designed diaphragm, Caya, is hitting the US market for the first time since the mid-1960s.
Birth Control Use Among Obamacare Patients Jumps 29 Percent - Forbes
Media Inquiries
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susan.gilbert@altarum.org