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Chico State's independent student newspaper

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Chico State's independent student newspaper

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Patients or students can stay in the waiting area before appointments. The Wellcat's lab is located inside the heath center and performs a variety of tests including for STDs and other health issues. Taken by Milca Elvira Chacon.

New STI just dropped: What should I know?

Milca Elvira Chacon, Reporter // April 10, 2024

A new sexually transmitted infection is in Chico and the WellCat Health Center is testing for it. Mycoplasma genitalium, Mgen, is a curable bacterial STI that infects a person’s cervix,  penile...

Photo credit: Chase Falk

The O Face: Testing, testing STI’s

Nicole Henson // February 7, 2017

According to the Student Health Center, 1 in 2 sexually active college students either has or will have a sexually transmitted infection before the age of 25. Although this may be unsettling, the numbers...

Illustration by Madison Holmes Photo credit: Madison Holmes

Back to school, back to hooking up

Emma Vidak-Benjamin // August 24, 2015
Students are celebrating the start of the new school year with random, frequent hookups.
Jill Cannaday, nursing supervisor at Chico State Student Health Services. Photo courtesy of Chico State

Chico State chlamydia tests increase

Daisy Dardon // November 18, 2014
Chico State had 113 cases which tested positive in chlamydia for women and 57 cases which tested positive for men, according to Jill Cannaday, nursing supervisor at Student Health Service.
Maria Martinez, administrative support assistant at the Student Health Center, enrolls students in FamilyPACT, a program that assists students with covering medical expenses.Photo credit: Christine Lee

Family planning program cuts benefits

Christine Lee // February 17, 2014
A Medi-Cal program for pregnancy prevention and reproductive health limits services.
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