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HPV vaccines prevent cancer in men as well as women, new research suggests

May. 23, 2024 17:15 PM EDT

New research suggests the HPV vaccine is preventing cancer in men, as well as in women, but fewer boys than girls are getting the shots in the United States. The HPV vaccine was developed to prevent cervical cancer in women and experts give it credit, along with screening, for...

Venezuela broke its HPV vaccine promises, and there's barely any sex ed. Experts say it's a problem

Apr. 25, 2024 10:27 AM EDT

PUTUCUAL, Venezuela (AP) — Some of the 10 women and teenage girls who recently came to a medical clinic in eastern Venezuela for free contraceptives fidgeted a bit when a community health worker taught them how to use an IUD, condoms and birth control pills correctly. The health...