App Review: Check out this sexual health app that’s removing stigma
Geni is a new app aimed at removing the stigma of sexual health checks for young people and empowering them to take control by booking…
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Long reads: The best AusDoc features of the year
Here are five of our most-read long form articles, showcasing the diverse world of medicine.
RACGP unveils ‘inclusive’ new sex and gender standards for patient records
GPs have been advised to display LGBTIQA+ flags and ensure patients' preferred pronouns are used in the latest update to practice standards.
Infectious syphilis cases rise 60% among women
The trend highlights the need to target prevention efforts, say Dr Allison Carter and colleagues.
Aus success story: PrEP suppresses HIV incidence
Landmark study shows need for better access to PrEP in MSM living outside of 'urban gay areas', Professor Andrew Grulich says.
Boys’ HPV vaccination program may reduce anal cancer: study
Researchers find first evidence of a drop in oncogenic anal HPV genotypes among MSM.
Transgender clinicians’ group condemns ‘alarming’ AusDoc article
The article publicised medical research rooted in claims that gender diversity is 'something other than a very normal variation in human experience…
Gender dysphoria: Doctors lament ‘conveyor belt’ treatment for kids
A group of Sydney clinicians is concerned that families are pinning hopes on pills rather than broader psychosocial therapies.
Campylobacter can be sexually transmitted, study suggests
Men who have sex with men have a much higher rate of the infection than the general population, researchers show.
Why HPV vaccination could be the key to curbing anal cancer
Professor Andrew Grulich says that all over-35 men who have sex with men should be considered for the vax.
