SEATTLE – The billboards feature a menacing iceberg, sinking ship and an all-caps message: GONORRHEA ALERT! What do an iceberg and sinking ship have to do with a sexually transmitted disease? It’s not ...

When you think about sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also known as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), you're probably thinking about those transmitted during vaginal penetrative sex. But ...

Chlamydia is a prevalent sexually transmitted infection. World Health Organization reports millions of new STI cases annually ...

Many patients who present to the emergency department with a suspected sexually transmitted disease (STD) are treated with antibiotics, even though their cultures are ultimately negative for bacterial ...

World Sexual Health Day 2025: Observed annually on September 4, World Sexual Health Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of sexual health to overall health and well-being. The ...

ATLANTA — In May, the Atlanta-based U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an increase in certain sexually transmitted infections such as gonorrhea, and syphilis, while infections of ...

With rates of sexually transmitted diseases and hepatitis B and C on the rise in California, Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills October 4 to address the issue. Senate Bill 306 will strengthen the ...