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Herpes Infections Recently Cost $35 Billion Globally

THURSDAY, July 18, 2024 – Herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2 and HSV-1 infections and their consequences cost $35 billion globally in 2016, according to a study published online July 2 in BMC Global and ...

Only Half of Adults Believe They Should Disclose Sexually Transmitted Infection Status

FRIDAY, June 7, 2024 – Only half of individuals disclose or believe they should disclose having a sexually transmitted infection (STI) prior to sexual intercourse, according to a literature review...

Early Hints at a Gene Therapy Cure for Herpes

WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 – An experimental gene therapy could one day provide a first-ever cure for genital and oral herpes, researchers report. The gene therapy removed 90% or more of oral herpes...

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