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 ...

The US is in the midst of an “out of control” STD epidemic, with cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia on the rise nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says gonorrhea cases ...

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 ...

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 ...

But congenital syphilis cases, in which infected moms pass the disease to their babies, aren’t seeing the same improvements.

Many people find it difficult to talk with their partners about sexually transmitted diseases, and public health campaigns need to find better ways to promote these types of conversations, according ...

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 ...