There are an estimated 20 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections every year in the United States, says the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. While some forms of ...

Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) involves taking an antibiotic soon after sex without a barrier method to ...

Public health has been top of mind for many the last couple of years, but a public health problem has largely flown under the radar: a growing rate of sexually transmitted diseases and infections. The ...

Point-of-care testing for common sexually transmitted infections may reduce overuse of antibiotics and improve emergency ...

According to a report published on Dec.14, 2024, by the prescription service company Universal Drugstore, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV cases are increasing in certain states, which ...

A new study has exposed the sexual health habits of some Americans. Researchers analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau to determine how and where Americans have been contracting and spreading STIs ...

Sex-related health concerns, like HIV, chlamydia, and gonorrhea, have long been referred to as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Now, many people use the term sexually transmitted infections (STIs ...

Public health experts were alarmed to see a surge of common sexually transmitted diseases – now referred to as sexually transmitted infections (STIs) – during the last two years of the COVID-19 ...

Data on more than 1.4 millions incarcerated individuals in 43 countries shows STI rates are particularly high in adolescents ...

Public health experts are pointing to the past epidemics as examples to help explain why monkeypox isn't a sexually transmitted infection — at least not by the classic definition. Ebola had plagued ...