The Reading List: March 20, 2013

After yesterday’s blog post and op-ed on sexual health, I thought it might be a good time to include a few stories about sexual health.

The Chronicle Herald talks about oral sex.

– Capital Health, HRM’s health provider, also posted an interesting piece, titled “Helluva Lot of Unsafe Sex in Halifax,” discussing how public health is looking at the situation.

– And The Atlantic looks at the recent talk around HIV “cures” and what “functionally cured” means in today’s medical world.

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