Latest Sexual health News

Australia tells dating apps to improve safety standards to protect users from sexual violence

Sep. 18, 2023 22:37 PM EDT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s government said Monday the online dating industry must improve safety standards or be forced to make changes through legislation, responding to research that says three-in-four Australian users suffer some form of sexual violence through the platforms. ...

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

Aug. 21, 2023 13:45 PM EDT

Des Moines Register. August 20, 2023. Editorial: Somehow, Iowa is making an awful book-banning law even worse State government made this mess and state government needs to clean it up. That way, schools can, in the short term, focus on teaching children, instead of on...

Ro CEO charts growth past sexual health roots to obesity and beyond

Aug. 14, 2023 10:15 AM EDT

Ro built its name online by offering discreet help for problems like erectile dysfunction. Now it wants to tackle an issue many people are talking about: obesity. The care provider formerly known as Roman launched its “body program” earlier this year. The subscription service...

Amazon adds video telemedicine visits nationwide to its virtual clinic

Aug. 01, 2023 14:18 PM EDT

Amazon is adding video telemedicine visits in all 50 states to a virtual clinic it launched last fall, as the e-commerce giant pushes deeper into care delivery. Amazon said Tuesday that customers can visit its virtual clinic around the clock through Amazon’s website or app. There,...

Federal judge declines to block new Indiana law barring teaching of sex in grades K-3

Jul. 31, 2023 19:05 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has declined to block the enforcement of a new state law barring the teaching of human sexuality to students from pre-K through the third grade. U.S. District Judge J.P. Hanlon ruled late Friday that claims by Indianapolis Public Schools teacher...

Federal lawsuit seeks to block Texas book ban over sexual content ratings

Jul. 25, 2023 18:58 PM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group of book sellers and publishers filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block a new Texas book ratings law they say could ban such classics “Romeo and Juliet” and “Of Mice and Men” from state public school classrooms and libraries over sexual content. ...