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BEDSIDE MANNERS: HPV, Stress & the Inner Game
Welcome to the first official post for Bedside Manners. As a sexual health researcher and book author, I receive a lot of emails from women and men who are dealing with sexually transmitted diseases....
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BEDSIDE MANNERS: You Don’t Need a Cervix to Benefit from the “Cervical...
Some would say this has been true since 2006, when the FDA approved Gardasil for exclusive use in girls/women, and finally the FDA agrees. Last week Merck received FDA approval for Gardasil to be used...
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BEDSIDE MANNERS: Why This Feminist Cares about Men’s Health
Last week, the NYT reported “Merck: Studies Boost Gardasil for New Uses“; this week the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met to discuss these new results. It will be...
View ArticleBEDSIDE MANNERS: Something Stinks…about this GlaxoSmithKline Ad
Coco Chanel has often been quoted as saying, “A woman who doesn’t wear perfume has no future.” If perfume staves off doom, then perhaps that’s what inspired this otherwise-inexplicable new ad by...
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BEDSIDE MANNERS: O Canada! You Took a Stand on Gardasil for Thee (and for all...
In honor of April being STD Awareness Month, I devote this month’s column to a topic that remains near and dear to my heart (and my cervix): HPV, human papillomavirus. So, it’s a great time to get...
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BEDSIDE MANNERS: Supreme Court Health Care Ruling — a Significant but...
On this historic day, the US Supreme Court’s ruling on health care is being hailed as “a victory for all Americans” – but will all Americans benefit equally from the new health care law signed into law...
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Breaking News — Michael Douglas: “Oral Sex Caused My Cancer”
Having written about sexually transmitted HPV (human papillomavirus) for 13 years, I’ve been waiting for the day when celebrity would lend his or her fame to spotlight the realities of HPV infection,...
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