Infectious Diseases

New self-diagnosis service will allow free HIV testing at home

In 2023, more than 48% of new HIV diagnoses were detected late. Now, the enVIHos program website will allow you…

5 months ago

Rising measles cases in Spain have already caused 50 hospitalizations this year | Society

Fifty people have been hospitalized in Spain this year due to complications from measles, an infection caused by a highly…

5 months ago

Did he have Covid again? They find new clues about why some people are still free of infection

A study in which the 'pre-alpha' strain of SARS-CoV-2 was inoculated into healthy adults with no history of Covid may…

5 months ago

Cases of dengue fever and mosquito-borne diseases are on the rise in Europe

In 2023, there were 130 cases of indigenous dengue identified in patients with no travel history, up from 71 infections…

5 months ago

“I’m for Safe Sex”, a campaign to prevent STIs among young people

The Ministry of Health has launched a new campaign, “I'm Safe Sex,” to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among young…

5 months ago

“I am for guilt-free sex”: Health launches campaign to prevent sexually transmitted infections among young people | Society

The idea that putting on a condom reduces pleasure, intercourse as the center of sexual relationships, what is not really…

6 months ago

‘Hidden epidemic’ of sexually transmitted infections among teenagers: more cases, fewer visits to the doctor and gaps in education | Society

Something is not working in the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Spain, and the youngest people are paying…

6 months ago

WHO now says patient’s death in Mexico is ‘not linked’ to bird flu

If on Wednesday WHO reported the world's first human death from bird flu AH5N2, then on Friday it clarified that…

6 months ago

H5N2: WHO says patient’s death in Mexico is ‘not linked’ to bird flu | Society

The death of a 59-year-old man in Mexico last April infected with the A(H5N2) strain of avian influenza was not…

6 months ago

Yes, there is another wave of Covid: how to deal with the increasingly mild disease | Society

Covid again. Cough, masks, laziness, sneezing. In offices, in conversations, at medical consultations, and also in hospitals (to a lesser…

6 months ago