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Why STDs Are Soaring In California

Vicki Nunn, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12075956

Rates of some sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) dropped sharply during the years when concerns about HIV and AIDS peaked.  People used condoms and other prevention methods. 

Then science discovered how to better treat HIV — it is no longer a death sentence — and concerns abated. 

So it should surprise no one that rates of some STDs hit an all-time high in California last year.  That's a major concern for the state .  Dr. Heidi Brauer is the chief of the STD Control Branch; she joins us for a discussion of issues and approaches.   
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.