Parental consent is required for most vaccinations, but Iowa law allows minors to independently approve medical treatment ...

This sexually transmitted infection is almost entirely preventable. Here's what experts say you really need to know to ...

Last year, the US authorities approved the first at-home test that can detect three common infections in women — gonorrhea, ...

Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first at-home test that can detect three common infections in women ...

Gynecologists long viewed bacterial vaginosis as solely a women’s issue — until a study that treated their male partners, too, proved otherwise. By Rachel E. Gross Rarely does a single study change ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) can cause a thin discharge and ...

(WPDE) — Monday marks World HIV/AIDS Day, a global initiative uniting in the fight against the illness by honoring the efforts to end it. The day supports those living with HIV and honors the ones who ...

Heidi Cope is a health and science writer based in Fort Worth, Texas. She often writes long-form, informational content about health, wellness, and disability, and enjoys interviewing healthcare ...

Paediatrician, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance; Clinical Senior Lecturer, Children's Hospital Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney Nicholas Wood has previously ...

NEW YORK — Sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, but syphilis in newborns continued to rise, according to new government data posted Wednesday. The Centers for Disease ...

Donald Trump claimed there's "no reason" to give a baby the hepatitis B vaccine — even it can spread from casual contact and some sports Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has ...