As rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) continue to skyrocket in the United States, with Louisiana ranking high among them, one group is notably absent from federal recommendations for yearly ...

A new CDC report shows that testing for sexually transmitted diseases plummeted during the pandemic, and the health agency estimates that tens of thousands of cases of gonorrhea and chlamydia and ...

The CDC recommends regular testing for bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among all sexually active gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM). Chief among these STDs are ...

A clinic in Cherry Creek recently stopped allowing male patients to swab themselves for sexually transmitted infections, raising concerns that gay and bisexual men could forgo testing, even as rates ...

Taking charge of your personal health and well-being often starts by speaking up and asking questions. Since that is often easier said than done, the African American Male Wellness Initiative is ...

With STD cases on the rise, it's more important than ever for people to get regularly tested – even if you're in a monogamous, long-term relationship. In 2019 alone, there were more than 2.5 million ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — After an unprecedented ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels, according to federal data released Nov. 12. The ...

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 ...

FILE - This 1975 microscope image made available by the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria. After an unprecedented push to test and track COVID-19, ...