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Culturally tailored intervention results in fewer STIs and less condomless sex among Black women in criminal justice system

A randomised clinical trial found that Black justice-involved women who took part in an intervention to prevent STIs and HIV were 54% less likely to be diagnosed with an STI and reported 38% fewer acts of condomless anal and vaginal sex compared to the control group over one year of follow-up. The intervention featured themes… Read More: Culturally tailored intervention results in fewer STIs and less condomless… »

Chunky Boiz get tongues wagging with New York cookies

WHEN it comes to cookies, Angela McArthur has one rule. The chunkier, the better. In February, McArthur decided to turn her baking hobby into a business with the launch of Chunky Boiz Cookie Co. Super chunky, with a perfect ratio of softness and crunchiness, the cookies are known as New York-style, although she has coined… Read More: Chunky Boiz get tongues wagging with New York cookies »