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All About PSA: Everything You Need to Know

First of all, what is PSA? PSA is a term that stands for prostate-specific antigen. PSAs are proteins that are created in the prostate tissue and are enzymes that free the sperm from the semen after ejaculation. These PSAs can be used to screen for prostate cancer. The History of PSAs The FDA approved PSA… Read More »

Can Not Using Protection While Having Oral Sex Put You at the Risk of HIV and Other STDs? Everything You Need to Know

Can not using protection while having oral sex put you at the risk of HIV and other STDs? This is a very important question related to sex.  Contrary to popular belief, the answer is yes. Although oral sex is less likely to put you at the risk of Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) in comparison to… Read More »

From escape mutations to wild strains: Here’s everything you need to know about Covid variants

This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19. isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. Source: NIAID-RML Even as global Covid-19 infections drop across the world, leading U.S. health officials are warning of a coming wave of infections… Read More »