ATLANTA - Sexually transmitted disease cases continue to soar across Georgia. The rapidly growing numbers are capturing the attention of state lawmakers who held a special meeting to discuss the issue ...

After being cooped up at home for a year-plus due to the pandemic, people’s ability to live at least semi-freely again has contributed to a spike in sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) that were ...

Indian River County recorded the highest rate of new cases on the Treasure Coast, with 14 per 100,000 people diagnosed with ...

New cases fell by half in just over a year, San Francisco health officials reported. By Apoorva Mandavilli Reporting from the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Denver. A ...

Health care professionals are reportedly sounding the alarm as syphilis cases are on the rise in the U.S. Earlier this year, Alaska health officials reported a 49% increase in cases of the sexually ...

The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn’t abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in 2022, according to a new federal government report on sexually transmitted diseases in adults. But there’s some ...

Sexually transmitted diseases are more common than many people realize, and more often than not, they go undetected. While regular testing is essential, even doctor visits don’t always guarantee early ...

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) result from sexually transmitted infections (STIs). These infections can be viral, bacterial, or parasitic. An STI may not turn into an STD. This article will ...

The bacteria that causes chlamydia, a common sexually transmitted infection, may lurk elsewhere in the body other than just the genitals. Chlamydia trachomatis, the species of bacteria responsible for ...

The basket of free ultrathin and studded condoms stayed full to the brim — a recurrent reality that no longer surprised the D.C. health workers offering HIV testing this month at a downtown plaza.

When people think of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), they often picture younger people. However, the reality is that older adults are also at risk, and surprisingly, this demographic may be more ...