Joshua Sullum M.D.

08/28/2018

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/28/health/std-rates-united-states-2018-bn/index.html

If you are worried that you may have an STD, please schedule a confidential appointment to get tested.

Nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were diagnosed in the United States in 2017, according to preliminary data from the CDC.

08/19/2016

This means the state now has two areas considered active zones for Zika transmission. The other one is in the Wynwood neighborhood in Miami.

08/01/2016

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/08/01/florida-announces-10-more-homegrown-zika-cases/87910664/

Governor asks CDC to activate an emergency response team to deal with outbreak.

07/29/2016

If you are pregnant or thinking about getting pregnant soon, add Florida to the places not to visit.

Four individuals in Miami-Dade and Broward counties have been infected with the Zika virus by local mosquitoes, Florida health officials said Friday.

06/03/2016

"We have to do everything possible to protect pregnant women," CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden told "CBS This Morning"

02/02/2016

On Sunday we will find out if Denver or North Carolina should expect to see a bump in babies in late October and early November.

Football players aren’t the only ones scoring during the Super Bowl — and a new ad by the NFL proves it, showing babies conceived during the big game over the years. The three-minute commercial, ca...

06/22/2015

An early window of opportunity can let patients preserve their fertility.

04/17/2015

April is STD Awareness Month. Learn about STD prevention, screening, and treatment at www.acog.org/STDs.

03/31/2015

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/study-finds-equality-s*xes-moment-conception-30015390

Every year, slightly more boy babies than girl babies are born worldwide. But back when s***m meets egg, the two s*xes are conceived in equal numbers, a new study suggests. That contradicts the idea found in many textbooks and scientific articles that males are in the majority at...

03/24/2015

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/24/opinion/angelina-jolie-pitt-diary-of-a-surgery.html?_r=0

Health choices are part of life, not to be feared.

01/30/2015

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/pete-carroll--seahawks-leaving-baby-decision-up-to-richard-sherman-for-super-bowl-160848516.html

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said the decision will be up to cornerback Richard Sherman whether or not he plays in Super Bowl XLIX.

01/15/2015

Some interesting trends among age of parents and numbers of multiple gestation births.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/01/15/what-new-birth-data-tell-us-about-americas-future/

2013 CDC report shows rates of multiple births reached an all-time high.