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How The Catholic Church Aided Both The Sick And The Sickness As HIV Spread

8:42am December 01, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

On World AIDS Day, NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro speaks with Michael O'Loughlin, host of the podcast Plague, which examines the church's roles in caring for AIDS patients and campaigning against condoms.

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte discouraged condom use while addressing Filipino workers returning home from Kuwait on Feb. 13 near Manila.

Philippines' Duterte Mocks Condom Use Amid Skyrocketing HIV Rates

3:48pm February 20, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

"Don't use condoms because they don't feel good," President Rodrigo Duterte suggested. The country's HIV infection rate has risen dramatically within the last decade.

People vote at Santa Monica City Hall on Tuesday. Proposition 60, California's controversial ballot measure that would require adult film performers to use condoms, has been rejected.

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Condom Mandate For Porn Industry Falls Short In California

11:38am November 09, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The measure has been a topic of heated debate, pitting the adult entertainment industry's trade association against the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.

Michael Weinstein is president of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and a longtime maverick in gay activist circles.

From Maverick AIDS Activist To Porn Cop: The Man Behind Proposition 60

5:26pm November 02, 2016

by April Dembosky

In California, voters will weigh in on whether adult film performers should be required to use condoms on porn sets. The measure is backed by a controversial figure in gay activism: Michael Weinstein.

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A drone takes a practice flight in Virginia with medical supplies — part of a project to evaluate the flying machines for use in humanitarian crises.

Condoms By Drone: A New Way To Get Birth Control To Remote Areas

3:34pm May 19, 2016

by Sophie Cousins

A pilot project in Ghana is one of several experiments to see if drones can deliver everything from contraceptives to blood for transfusions.

"Just because Zika is here, doesn't mean we're going to raise the price" for condoms, says sales clerk Coralis Ferrer-Marrero.

Puerto Rico Freezes Condom Prices To Prevent Zika Profiteering

4:02pm February 23, 2016

by Rolando Arrieta

With Zika spreading in Puerto Rico, the government has forbidden stores from raising prices on mosquito repellent, window screens, larvicides and condoms.

How do you get people to talk about condoms? A man in a condom costume is one tactic used in Vietnam.

Vietnam Figures Out A New Way To Distribute Condoms

2:04pm July 13, 2015

by Esha Chhabra

The country has moved up from low-income status. So international handouts are winding down. And that presents some unexpected challenges.

When health care providers have the latest information on various birth control methods, research suggests, more of their patients who use birth control choose a long-acting reversible method, like the IUD.

Updated Training Of Birth Control Counselors Boosts Use Of IUDs

9:35pm June 16, 2015

by Lisa Aliferis

And when the use of intrauterine devices and hormonal implants by young women goes up, the number of unplanned pregnancies sharply drops, researchers find.

There's a new concern to add to possible means of transmitting Ebola: unprotected sex with a male survivor of the virus.

A Man Said To Be Ebola-Free Could Still Infect A Partner During Sex

8:26pm May 01, 2015

by Susan Brink

A new report says a woman in Liberia very likely contracted the virus after unprotected sex with a man who had survived the disease. The reason may lie in the immune response of the testicles.

They don't call him Mr. Toilet for nothing! On a cold and windy November day, Jack Sim visited NPR and gladly struck a pose on his favorite appliance. Note: This toilet was not hooked up.

Mr. Toilet And Mr. Condom Think Jokes Will Save The World

8:47pm April 20, 2015

by Marc Silver

Potty humor! A condom in a key chain with the slogan: "Weapon of mass protection." The goal is to use laughter to change attitudes. And there's even a study to prove that it works.