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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hundreds of millions of new cases of bacterial sexually transmitted ...

Cases of bacterial sexually transmitted infections are on the rise worldwide. An international team led by the University of Zurich has now developed ...

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New research shows that we regularly transfer traces of our genital microbiomes to sexual partners—a discovery that could ...

Make your antibiotic medication as effective as possible by getting these answers before you leave the doctor's office or pharmacy.