Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been on the rise. Untreated STIs can lead to serious health issues, such as blindness or brain and nerve problems. A study of men who had sex with men and transgender women at high risk for bacterial STIs showed that taking an oral antibiotic within three days after unprotected sex reduced the risk of STIs. This preventive approach, called doxy-PEP, cut the incidence of syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia by two-thirds compared to standard care.
Second-Guessing Carb Counting: Is There a Better Way? We diligently check the carb counts on food packaging, and do the carb-counting guess-math in our heads any time we've got food in front of us on the table.But as any PWD (person with diabetes) knows, carb counting is not a perfect science.Just as......
