HPV
Michael Douglas, expert third-baseman, misses a public-health home run
Julia Belluz on the latest celebrity health headline
Wart’s that you say? A smidgen of good HPV news
Colby Cosh on new study of Australian visitors to sexual health clinics
HPV funding targets wrong age group
Protecting university-aged women should be the first priority
Should boys get the HPV shot?
In lots of countries, males get the vaccine. It’s not approved here.
H1N1 puts HPV vaccine on the shelf
Girls in New Brunswick will get the HPV shot, but not this year
No vaccine for Catholic schoolgirls
Catholic schools in Yellowknife won’t provide the HPV shots
Should men get the HPV vaccine?
It’s been more than two years since Health Canada approved Gardasil, a vaccine that protects against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Today, Gardasil is approved for women aged 9 to 26, and by now, countless young women have received the vaccine. This fall, for example, Ontario is once again offering it to all Grade 8 girls, free of charge. Supporters of the HPV vaccine say it’s a great step forward for women’s health: after all, the virus causes between 90 and 98 per cent of all cervical cancer, which is the second most common cancer among females worldwide.