NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of some cancers related to the human papillomavirus (HPV) increased throughout the U.S. before vaccines against the sexually transmitted infection were available, says to a new study. Full story
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More parents of teen girls not fully vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) are intending to forgo the shots altogether - a trend driven by vaccine safety concerns, new research suggests. Full story
High school boys in Sydney, Australia, are the first males in the world to be vaccinated against cervical cancers caused by HPV, a virus males can transmit but not develop. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
LONDON (Reuters) - The GAVI global vaccines group is to help protect more than 180,000 girls in eight countries across Africa and Asia from cervical cancer by funding immunization projects with vaccines from Merck and GlaxoSmithKline. Full story
The annual test for cervical cancer and HPV is now only deemed necessary once every three to five years, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.
The most effective way to reduce the spread of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections through a population is to aim public health efforts at vaccinating a very high percentage of either girls or boys against the disease, but not both, a new study suggests. Full story
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The CDC’s advisory committee on immunization practices approved recommendations to vaccinate all boys between the ages of 11 and 12 against HPV. NBC’s Nancy Snyderman reports.
NewsNation’s Tamron Hall gives details about the new recommendation to vaccinate boys against the human papillomavirus (HPV).
A new study at the University of Texas-Galveston suggests that HPV – a common sexually transmitted virus linked to cancer – may also be linked to heart disease. For women infected with HPV, one in 55 are at risk for a heart attack or stroke, according to the study. NBC’s Nancy Snyderman reports.
Most people know human papilloma virus is linked to cancer of the cervix. But a lesser known fact is that HPV is also the cause of other deadly cancers that are on the rise. NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports.
MIAMI, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: A bottle of the Human Papillomavirus vaccination is seen at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine on September 21, 2011 in Miami, Florida. The vaccine for human papillomavirus, or HPV, is given to prevent a sexually transmitted infection that can cause cancer.
