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NIH Grant Will Allow Duke Professor to Study Risky Sexual Practices of Women in China

NIH Grant Will Allow Duke Professor to Study Risky Sexual Practices of Women in China

M. Giovanna Merli, associate professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, has been awarded a four-year, $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the prevalence risky health behaviors and incidence of sexually transmitted disease among female sex  workers in China. Merli and her research team will work […]

University of Cincinnati Researcher Finds Racial Disparity in Testing Young Women for STDs

University of Cincinnati Researcher Finds Racial Disparity in Testing Young Women for STDs

Young white women seeking care in emergency rooms may be under-evaluated and under-treated for sexually transmitted disease.