University of Minnesota Medical School Student Interest Group
Meet Kami Sid, one of Pakistan’s most vocal trans rights activists and the country’s first trans model. This year, in particular, there has been a huge number of reported incidents of violence against Pakistan’s trans community. Over 45 transgender Pakistanis have been killed since 2015 in the country’s northern province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, alone.
Between November 14 – 20, individuals and organizations around the country will participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help raise the visibility of transgender and gender non-conforming people, and address the issues the community faces. The final day of Transgender Awareness Week is Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.
STD Rates At An All-Time High
CBS News
“We have reached a decisive moment for the nation,” Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, said in a statement. “STD rates are rising, and many of the country’s systems for preventing STDs have eroded. We must mobilize, rebuild and expand services – or the human and economic burden will continue to grow.”
No Female Viagra In Sight, So What's Next for Women's Health?
KERA News
According to some research, two of every five women have sexual concerns or difficulties at some point in their lives. Yet no one has been able to create the “female viagra.” The most recent attempt, a pill called Addyi hasn’t met expectations. Still, big pharmaceuticals and startups are trying to tap into the female sexual health market.
Nearly six in ten gay and bisexual men are unaware that pre-exposure prophylaxis treatment, also known as PrEP, significantly reduces the risk of HIV infection, according to a new study from the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins.
CARDEA Online Course
FREE
This course covers preventive care, health education and health promotion, reproductive health services and medical management of gender transition.
What to do for our children in the internet age, where we are often working hard to shield them from the daily onslaught of images, text, sext and potential abusers that cross their paths? How do we affirm and grow a healthy sexuality when it feels like they are inundated with misinformation and an oversexualized commercial culture?
Minnesota AIDS Project
This 2–day course prepares individuals to become community health educators knowledgeable in HIV prevention, transmission, testing, and HIV-related statutes and policies.
Publicly funded family planning providers served 7.8 million women in 2014, helping prevent nearly two million unintended pregnancies.