STDs

Clinicians in Southwest Florida are seeing this trend and trying to educate patients who are in relationships that may not be monogamous.

Sexually transmitted disease rates in the state are on the rise, surpassing pre-COVID levels. In particular, Florida ranks 14th on the CDC's national list when it comes to congenital syphilis.

Health departments across the U.S. lost the final two years of a $1 billion federal investment to prevent STDs because the grant was canceled as part of this summer's deal on the debt ceiling

New statistics detail the nation’s worsening tide of sexually transmitted infections, but health officials are hoping an old drug will help the fight.

The popularity of at-home COVID tests has amplified calls from health researchers and diagnostic companies to make testing similarly routine for sexually transmitted diseases. But FDA guidelines are lagging.

The country nearly eradicated this treatable sexually transmitted disease twice, only to see it come roaring back. The failure shows the weakness of a cash-strapped public health system.

Public health officials grappling with record-high syphilis rates around the nation have pinpointed what appears to be a major risk factor: drug use.“Two…

A new Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report is drawing attention to a more than doubling of the number of cases of congenital syphilis nationwide,...

A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows an alarming spike in STD cases. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with David Harvey of the National Coalition of STD Directors.

Next time you get a Brazilian wax or do a little manscaping, you may be getting more than you bargained for. Banishing hair downstairs may increase the risk of sexually transmitted infections.