How Late Can You Give Routine Newborn Care?
Discussion
Routine newborn screening and treatment is focused on assisting the infant’s transition to extrauterine life, screening for health problems that may or may not be easily identifiable, and preventing acute or chronic health problems. Healthy infants begin with healthy pregnancies including risk factor assessment and screening of mothers. Such routine maternal screening and treatment does or may include glucose tolerance tests, ultrasound examinations, screenings for maternal blood type (with appropriate administration of Rho(D) immunoglobulin if appropriate), Hepatitis B, Neisseria gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Cyt...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - November 20, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
How Late Can You Give Routine Newborn Care?
Discussion
Routine newborn screening and treatment is focused on assisting the infant’s transition to extrauterine life, screening for health problems that may or may not be easily identifiable, and preventing acute or chronic health problems. Healthy infants begin with healthy pregnancies including risk factor assessment and screening of mothers. Such routine maternal screening and treatment does or may include glucose tolerance tests, ultrasound examinations, screenings for maternal blood type (with appropriate administration of Rho(D) immunoglobulin if appropriate), Hepatitis B, Neisseria gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Cyt...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - November 20, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
New at-Home Test Approved for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea New at-Home Test Approved for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
Simple 2 is the first test approved by the FDA that uses a sample collected at home to test for an STD, other than tests for HIV.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - November 17, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
First OTC Test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Approved by the FDA
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 -- On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted marketing authorization to LetsGetChecked for the Simple 2 Test, the first home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea.
People will be able to buy the Simple 2 Test... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
First At-Home Test for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Authorized by FDA
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Wednesday granted marketing authorization to the first chlamydia and gonorrhea test that allows for at-home sample collection.
Intended for adults, the over-the-counter (OTC) Simple 2 test marks the first home diagnostic... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - November 16, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
FDA authorizes first at-home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea as cases of STDs skyrocket across the US
The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first-ever at-home diagnostic tests for chlamydia and gonorrhea in hopes of controlling the STD epidemic in America. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA Approves First At-Home Test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 -- The first home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea will soon hit the market, following its approval Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
People will be able to buy the Simple 2 Test over-the-counter at a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 16, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Mother, 24, is diagnosed with cervical cancer after doctors wrongly assumed her tell-tale symptoms were caused by chlamydia
Courtney Gibbons, 24, thought she was too young to get cervical cancer. The single mum from Lancashire was in so much pain she couldn't pick up her children Kamiy and Ariah. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gonorrheal and chlamydia yield for genital and extragenital testing in children evaluated for sexual abuse - Nasrazadani A, Ruda M, Girardet R, Campbell J, Breeden K, Torres B.
OBJECTIVE: Texas Forensic Nurse Examiners (TXFNE) performs routine testing of genital and non-genital sites for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), and further testing for other sexually transmitted pathogens. The current Centers for... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Daye now offers tampon-based STI screening -- starting in the UK
UK femcare-turned-gynaecological-health startup, Daye, has expanded its tampon-based home screening service to add STI testing. The startup is billing this “non-invasive screening” service for sexually transmitted infections as a “world first”. The “STI Diagnostic Tampon” service uses Polymerase…#sti #stidiagnostictampon #pcr #chlamydia #valentinamilanova #milanova #hpv #gbs #ivf #hrt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tampon that tests for STIs created by British startup
Daye ’s product doubles as PCR test for chlamydia, gonorrhoea and other common infectionsA tampon is being repurposed to screen for sexually transmitted infections, with the at-home test aiming to encourage more women to seek treatment.The gynaecological health startup Daye has launched an STI diagnostic tampon, which uses a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test to check for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomonas, mycoplasma and ureaplasma, with the tampon used in place of a swab or speculum.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 6, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent Tags: Sexual health Women's health Chlamydia Gonorrhoea Society UK news Medical research Source Type: news
There ’s a morning-after pill to prevent sexually transmitted infections
Bita Honarvar/Vox; Getty Images The CDC is getting close to recommending it to prevent STIs like chlamydia and syphilis. Years after it was first proven to work, a new tool for preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is now closer than ever to entering mainstream medicine. That tool is…#bitahonarvarvox #cdc #syphilis #sti #sanfranciscos #davidholland #emoryuniversity #philipchan #brownuniversity #rhodeisland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A New Way to Prevent S.T.I.s: A Pill After Sex
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to recommend a widely used antibiotic, though not for everyone just yet. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-health your-feed-healthcare Sexually Transmitted Diseases Homosexuality and Bisexuality Antibiotics Syphilis Chlamydia Gonorrhea Bacteria Infections Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Source Type: news
The Danger of ‘Invisible’ Biolabs Across the U.S.
Recently, many California residents were disturbed to learn that a small, privately-operated bio lab in the Central Valley town of Reedley was shut down by Fresno County Department of Public Health officials after they found that it had been improperly managing almost 1,000 laboratory mice and samples of infectious diseases including COVID-19, rubella, malaria, dengue, chlamydia, hepatitis, and HIV. The lab was registered to a company called Prestige Biotech that sold a variety of medical testing kits, including for pregnancy and COVID-19, and it was likely storing disease samples for the purpose of developing and validati...
Source: TIME: Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dan Greene, Jassi Pannu and Allison Berke Tags: Uncategorized Science Source Type: news
One in 10 Brits say they've caught an STI on holiday as experts warn rowdy stag and hen dos abroad could spark 'boom' in infections like chlamydia
The poll, of 2,000 Brits aged 18-55, also found one in six have been unfaithful or would not turn down the opportunity when partying. Experts today labelled the findings 'hugely concerning'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
