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Record number of STDs, as prevention funding drops Record number of STDs, as prevention funding drops

Record number of STDs, as prevention funding drops

Consumer Corner August 30, 2018 NPR 0

For the fourth year in a row, federal health officials report that there has been a sharp increase in sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S. The... Record number of STDs, as prevention funding drops

For the fourth year in a row, federal health officials report that there has been a sharp increase in sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S. The CDC tallied nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in 2017 — an increase of 200,000 cases over the previous year, and a record high.


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