Must I Worry About Monkeypox? Sorry, yes. Here’s why.
The U.S. has among the highest rates of Monkeypox infection in the world. What you need to know…
An Indelicate History of Sex and Sexually Transmitted Infections, Part 2
Continuing the story of sex and STIs following Part 1 of An Indelicate History posted on this blog earlier. Here we cover the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
Paddendum Newsletter’s STI Quiz
Test your knowledge about the common sexually transmitted infections
Sexual Networks: Why Minority Groups have more STIs than Whites
I’m writing a book about sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The goal of the book is to decrease the stigma that our culture conveys to people with STIs. I was fearful of adding to this stigma by pointing out that STI rates are significantly higher among minorities than among whites – but it is difficult to […]
We’re Actually in the Middle of two Pandemics
Do you have coronavirus fatigue? Are you tired of talking about the coronavirus pandemic? Yeah? Let’s talk about the other pandemic instead. What other pandemic, you say? The STI pandemic. What STI pandemic, you say? The STI pandemic that no one’s talking about. What’s going on with STIs? Over 100 million Americans have an […]