All expecting mothers should get a blood test for syphilis three times during pregnancy, new guidance issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends.
A chlamydia vaccine has triggered immune responses in an early trial, raising hopes that one day it might help curb the spread of the sexually transmitted infection (STI).
There is currently no vaccine for chlamydia, which is the most common bacterial STI in the United S...
Vaccine protection against mpox fades quickly in the human immune system, even in people who've received the full two-dose regimen, a new real-world study shows.
Antibody levels fell to low or near zero within the first few months of getting the vaccine, unless ...
A strain of highly antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea first emerged in China in 2016, and cases of this tough-to-treat infection have tripled there in just five years, Chinese researchers rep...
Mpox cases are climbing again in the United States, with the number of reported infections now twice as high as they were at this time last year, new government data shows.
In response, public health experts have raised alarms about the increase and stressed that vaccina...
A vaginal ring that emits the antiviral dapivirine has passed safety trials and could shield vulnerable women against HIV infection during pregnancy, a new trial shows.
"We now have data on the ring's safety during all stages of pregnancy,” said study leader
An outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) across Europe and North America made headlines in 2022.
According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
New research finds the 2022 mpox outbreak among gay and bisexual men began to slow down after just a few months -- even though just 8% of high-risk people had received the mpox vaccine.
That suggests that it was changes in gay and bisexual men's sexual behaviors, not the...
Well-to-do American families are more likely than poorer families to increase their children's risk of cervical cancer by skipping the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, a new study has found.
Nearly two-thirds of well-off parents (65%) do not intend to seek out the HPV...
Women with HIV experience accelerated DNA aging, potentially leading to poorer physical function sooner in life than expected, a new study says.
Markers of aging measured in blood revealed that women with HIV age faster than their chronological age, according to results ...
Women are four times more likely to die from heart disease and six times more likely to die from stroke if infected with a high-risk strain of human papillomavirus (HPV), a new study warns.
HPV already is known to cause most cervical cancers, and previous research has su...
U.S. cases of syphilis have soared past numbers seen just a decade ago, new government statistics show.
The grim numbers are for 2022, the latest year for which an accurate tally is available.
More ...
Too many closeted gay and bisexual men didn't receive treatment for infectious mpox during the recent global outbreak, a new report finds.
It wasn't necessarily because they feared being outed if they sought care, experts said. Instead, these men's separation from the wi...
As syphilis cases surge across America, a group representing the nation's STD specialists says members are reporting shortages of a drug essential to fighting the disease.
Here's another casualty of the pandemic: Gains made against another scourge, HIV.
Progress made in fighting HIV/AIDS across all segments of society was eroded during the crisis, according to a report led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF...
A California bill would have made free condoms available for high schoolers, but it was vetoed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom because of cost.
California has a budget deficit of $30 billion, Newsom noted in his
New ways to deliver drugs that prevent infection with HIV are out there, but many people still prefer the standard daily PrEP pill, a new study shows.
“The oral pill is very efficacious when people take it every day, and it really has the potential to curb HIV transmi...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is poised to recommend use of a powerful antibiotic to prevent sexually transmitted infections.
The United States is experiencing an alarming wave of congenital syphilis, and one southern state saw a 1,000% rise in babies born with the infection between 2016 and 2022.
The number of babies born with the infection in Mississippi rose from 10 in 2016 to 110 in 2022. S...
While it doesn't prevent infection altogether, new research shows the mpox vaccine does reduces the severity of disease in those who fall ill from the virus.
An international team of scientists found that those people who had either mpox vaccination or a previous infecti...
For the first time in a decade, the rate at which American adolescents received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has not increased, new data show.
Infectious disease experts are warning that a shortage of a key antibiotic for treating the sexually transmitted infection syphilis could make it hard to fight the spread of the disease.
The United States already has a big problem with syphilis, with cases rising for mor...
Health screenings and preventive care appointments are a key to maintaining long-term health and well-being. By proactively engaging in these practices, women can identify potential health risks early on and take necessary steps.
This guide will outline the key women's ...
Most cases of mpox are spread from skin-to-skin contact, but it is possible to catch the virus by touching a contaminated surface in a house or a hospital room, according to a new study.
Researchers studying this found temperature made a difference. The virus could surv...
Public health officials are urging people at risk of contracting mpox, the virus previously called monkeypox, to get vaccinated.
They are concerned that a slowdown in infections since last summer may not continue.
“There's a very real risk of there being a surge...
Cases of mpox around the world have dropped dramatically, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday to
The sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause a range of cancers, but public awareness of this grim fact is slipping in the United States, a new survey finds.
While nearly 78% of respondents knew that HPV could cause cervical cancer in 2014, that dropped ...
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are surging in the United States, with notable increases seen in case counts of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia.
Overall, STIs grew by 7% in 2021, reaching 2.5 million cases, according to the
A "morning after" dose of a common antibiotic can greatly lower the chances of sexually transmitted bacterial infections in high-risk people, a new clinical trial has found.
Researchers discovered that taking the antibiotic doxycycline within 72 hours of unprotected sex ...
U.S. public health officials want high-risk individuals who haven't been vaccinated for mpox — previously called monkeypox — to do so before a potential resurgence of the virus in the coming months.
That surge could be worse than last year, federal modeling has foun...
Don't rely on TikTok for accurate health information about mpox, the virus once known as monkeypox, a new study says.
An international group of researchers who watched and analyzed videos about mpox on the social media site found them to be often inaccurate, incomplete a...
Since it began in 2004, a global effort led by the United States to combat HIV has dramatically increased the number of people it helps, a new government report shows.
In its report, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the number of people ...
A common antibiotic taken shortly after sex by folks in high-risk groups may help stem the spread of some sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Using doxycycline about 72 hours after unprotected sex effectively prevented chlamydia and syphilis cases in men who have se...
Could a quick-dissolving pill placed in the rectum prove to be an effective and safe “on-demand” way to prevent HIV infection among sexually active men and women?
It might, new research indicates.
The experimental form of PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is des...
Mpox cases are down significantly in the United States, prompting the federal government to plan not to renew an emergency designation for the virus when it expires late next month.
“Given the low number of cases today, HHS does not expect that it needs to renew ...
The United States will renew its focus on ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030, with new funding and a five-year strategy, the White House said Thursday.
Monkeypox spreads even before a person shows any telltale lesions or other symptoms, a new study suggests.
More than half of monkeypox transmission in the United Kingdom occurred in the pre-symptomatic phase, the researchers said.
The new findings — published onl...
Out of the more than 25,000 U.S. cases of monkeypox reviewed in a new study, just 0.3% occurred in people under the age of 18, new government data shows.
Most of the kids and teens who contracted the virus -- 89% -- "were not hospitalized, none received intensive care un...
A woman's body appears to go on high alert after she loses her virginity, a new study reports.
Specifically, her immune system ramps up activity in her vagina following her first sexual intercourse, researchers found.
However, researchers can't yet say whether thes...
Victims of sexual assault are seeking treatment in U.S. emergency rooms in growing numbers, with University of Michigan (UM) researchers detecting a 15-fold increase between 2006 and 2019.
Rapes and other forms of sexual assault occur every 68 seconds in the United State...
Even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer, many states had already moved to limit abortion access by defunding family planning health centers.
Unfortuna...
The ability of TPOXX to treat people infected with monkeypox is being directly tested in a new clinical trial in central Africa, U.S. health officials have announced.
TPOXX — t...
Soaring numbers of sexually transmitted disease (STD) cases have prompted U.S. public health experts to call for more prevention and treatment.
This includes rising rates of syphilis and
Monkeypox cases continue to fall in the United States, but public health officials now are concerned that the virus is wending its way into communities of color.
New case numbers are down by ...
Though the risk appears small, a new review suggests that, in rare instances, monkeypox may trigger serious neurological complications, including seizures and brain inflammation.
The...
A second person in the United States infected with monkeypox has died in California.
As in the earlier case in Texas, public health officials are inve...
Monkeypox, the contagious virus that causes a blister-like skin rash, may also cause heart problems, according to a new case study.
In findings published Sept. 2 in JACC: Case Reports, doctors in Portugal described a 31-year-old patient with
While the number of Americans with known monkeypox infections is dropping, that may signal what's happening in big cities, experts say.
It is not the end of the outbreak, t...
Anyone who gets a new, unexplained skin rash should call their doctor and get medical care in case it's monkeypox, public health officials advise.
How can you tell when it is time to...
The drug tecovirimat appears to be safe and effective for treating the symptoms and skin lesions of monkeypox, a small study suggests.
Tecovirimat (TPOXX) is an antiviral drug for the treatment of sm...