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A look at Sask. STI and teen pregnancy rates amid province’s new sex education policiesSaskatchewan suffers from some of the highest STI rates in the country and also has the highest rate of live births from adolescent pregnancies, excluding the Canadian territories.HealthAug 23, 2023
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Northern Saskatchewan combatting rise in sexually-transmitted infectionsThe medical health officer with Saskatchewan's Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority says there's a variety of reasons for the current increase in sexually transmitted infections.HealthJul 28, 2023
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Sexually transmitted infections on the rise in Alberta; massive spike in babies born with syphillis'This is a shocking number to experience in Canada today. Our expected number of cases should be zero.'HealthJul 7, 2023
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How a 50-year-old antibiotic may help tackle Canada’s growing STI problemDoxycycline is an antibiotic that has been sold for more than 50 years. Health officials are now studying its effectiveness in preventing certain sexually transmitted infections.HealthApr 15, 2023
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Koala chlamydia vaccine being tested in zoo to help save speciesHalf of koalas in some areas suffer from chlamydia, which can cause infertility, researchers say. They hope the vaccine will improve the species' chances of survival.EnvironmentOct 18, 2021
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Summer of love: STI cases dropped during the pandemic, will they rise again as we reopen?STI cases in Ontario fell during spring lockdowns, but rose again as restrictions lifted. So what does that mean for the summer of 2021?HealthMay 22, 2021
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STI cases drop amid coronavirus. Experts say behaviours changed, but so has testingExperts believe the drop likely reflects a decrease in testing, but they agree there's no magic answer to the decline overall.HealthJun 25, 2020
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Gonorrhea outbreak declared in Hastings and Prince Edward countiesAn outbreak of Gonorrhea has been declared in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, following an increase in cases during the first five months of 2020.CanadaJun 15, 2020
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1 million people a day catch sexually transmitted infections, WHO warnsMore than one million people catch gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia or trichomoniasis every day, according to the World Health Organization.HealthJun 6, 2019
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STIs increased in Waterloo region in 2017The number of people with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Waterloo region rose dramatically in 2017 compared with a year earlier, Waterloo Public Health says.Nov 19, 2018
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