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

Dating is an exciting period of exploration and connection, yet it’s crucial to be mindful of potential health risks, such as the transmission of HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS. Despite the ...

Many health insurance plans are required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to cover certain STD screenings without ...

The number of sexually transmitted diseases continues to increase in the United States. Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2.5 million cases of STDs were reported in 2021. According to the ...

Antiviral drugs almost completely reduce the risk of mothers passing on HIV infection to their children, even in a low-income country with a high HIV incidence such as Tanzania, according to a new ...

Despite significant progress in treatment and awareness, misconceptions about how HIV spread continue to create fear, stigma, and hesitation among people. Understanding the real modes of transmission ...

As funding for state and local health services fall, STDs continue to rise. Sexually transmitted infections hit a record high 2.4 million cases in 2018, making it the fifth year in a row that cases of ...

The idea that sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) always announce themselves with uncomfortable or visible symptoms is a dangerous misconception that health experts are working to correct. Research ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Electronic "postcards" may offer a new way to alert the partners of patients with sexually transmitted diseases that they may have been exposed, according to a new report.