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Healthline
There’s a new vaccine on the horizon that shows potential to effectively protect people against genital chlamydia.
This potential chlamydia vaccine is the first of its kind found to be safe and spark an immune response, according to a study published today in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
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The regular registration rate for the 2019 Conference ends Aug. 16 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Don’t miss out!
Please note, we are unable to accept any registrations on-site in New Orleans.
The IAFN Foundation is seeking applications from IAFN members to serve on the IAFN Foundation Board of Directors. The IAFN Foundation is a 501c(3) non-profit that promotes the professional values of forensic nursing by supporting forensic nurses and ongoing advancements in nursing practice through scholarships and grants. Please apply by Oct. 7, 2019.
The IAFN Foundation is seeking donations for the annual silent auction to be held during the 2019 conference. Proceeds benefit the Foundation’s scholarship and grant programs. Ideas for donations include gift baskets, books, vacations, gift cards, and jewelry. If you are able to donate an item, fill out the online donation form, bring the item with you to the conference, and drop it off at the registration desk!
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The New York Times
The man who shot nine people to death last weekend in Dayton, Ohio, seethed at female classmates and threatened them with violence.
The man who massacred 49 people in an Orlando nightclub in 2016 beat his wife while she was pregnant, she told authorities.
The man who killed 26 people in a church in Sutherland Springs, Tex., in 2017 had been convicted of domestic violence. His ex-wife said he once told her that he could bury her body where no one would ever find it.
The motivations of men who commit mass shootings are often muddled, complex or unknown. But one common thread that connects many of them — other than access to powerful firearms — is a history of hating women, assaulting wives, girlfriends and female family members, or sharing misogynistic views online, researchers say.
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UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Childre
This report highlights progress made toward ending violence, including the strengthening of legal and policy frameworks, new initiatives and approaches, and more effective ways of generating and using data.
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NPR
The nation's foremost public health agency shies away from discussing the important link in this country between suicide and access to guns.
That's according to documents obtained by NPR that suggest the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention instead relies on vague language and messages about suicide that effectively downplay and obscure the risk posed by firearms.
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University of Maryland School of Medicine via Medical Xpress
The vaginal microbiome is believed to protect women against Chlamydia trachomatis, the etiological agent of the most prevalent sexually transmitted infections in developed countries. New research by the University of Maryland School of Medicine shows how the microbiome can either protect or make a woman more susceptible to these serious infections.The research is important amid a rising number of cases of chlamydia worldwide.
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CNN
"I am sorry. I have been sorry. I will always be sorry for raping you."
In a 20-minute long phone call in 2013, Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Briggs confessed to raping SSgt. "DK" in 2005. After receiving a call from the victim, Briggs detailed how he went to her room after a long night of drinking, pushed himself on her and continued to have sex with her despite pleas for him to stop.
A recording of that call would be played in a military court in 2014. Briggs would be tried by a judge, found guilty and sentenced to five months in prison. He would be dismissed from the Air Force and registered as a sex offender.
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Newsweek
Two lawsuits being filed this week are targeting the leadership of the Jehovah's Witnesses for what the plaintiffs claim is a history of child sexual abuse.
Heather Steele, 48, and John Michael Ewing, 48, were abused as children, but they're filing suits this Wednesday, Aug. 14, when New York's new Child Victims Act goes into effect. Signed earlier this year, the measure removes the statute of limitations on abuse suits, no matter how long ago the abuse occurred.
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University of Western Ontario via PhysOrg
Researchers hope findings from a new nationwide survey will offer greater insights into trans and non-binary communities where little data currently exist—doing for Canada what a similar survey did for Ontario a decade ago. The findings will inform a near endless string of areas from healthcare and social services, to public policy and education.
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The Conversation via PhysOrg
It's estimated that more than 15,000 children are trafficked into Europe every year with false hopes of making it as professional footballers. In the UK alone, there are more than 2,000 minors who have been trafficked to apparently play football, though the true figure is likely to be even higher.
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The South African
The threat of sexual assault remains prevalent in South Africa. Rape and gender-based violence have long been a scar on the face of the country, seriously undermining efforts to foster an equal and fair society.
On Aug. 11, a request for information submitted by the DA to the National Police Commissioner was finally provided. It made grim reading for many South African police stations, which are wholly unequipped to deal with cases of rape.
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MedPage Today
Is your state wondering how it can possibly afford to pay for expensive hepatitis C drugs for its Medicaid patients and its prisoners? Louisiana officials have a suggestion for you.
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