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31 Oct
Doctors Report First U.S. Cases of Sexually Transmitted Ringworm Rash

Doctors Report First U.S. Cases of Sexually Transmitted Ringworm Rash

Doctors in New York City are describing the first known U.S. cases of sexually transmitted ringworm, which can cause a nasty rash that can take months to bring under control.

Despite the name, ringworm isn't any kind of worm but instead is a fungus, Trichophyton ment...

11 Oct
Unprotected Sex Boosts Mpox Danger for Gay Men as Drug-Resistant Strain Spreads

Unprotected Sex Boosts Mpox Danger for Gay Men as Drug-Resistant Strain Spreads

Infection with the mpox virus is five times more likely among gay and bisexual men who engage in unprotected anal sex as the receptive partner, a new analysis reveals.

The study dovetails with the release of a second report on clusters of mpox cases in California and Ill...

12 Sep
Twice-Yearly Injection Cuts HIV Risk by 96%, But Will Cost Cut Access?

Twice-Yearly Injection Cuts HIV Risk by 96%, But Will Cost Cut Access?

It could be a real breakthrough for people at risk for HIV infection: A shot given every six months that reduces their risk by a whopping 96%.

That's according to new trial results released Thursday by Gilead Sciences, which is repurposing its HIV treatment, the antivira...

23 Aug
Federal Judge Rules That U.S. Military Cannot Reject HIV-Positive Enlistees

Federal Judge Rules That U.S. Military Cannot Reject HIV-Positive Enlistees

People with HIV can no longer be turned away if they try to enlist in the U.S. military, a federal judge has ruled.

The decision, issued this week by U.S. Di...

23 Aug
Not Just Cancer: HPV May Hamper Men's Fertility

Not Just Cancer: HPV May Hamper Men's Fertility

Human papillomavirus (HPV) has largely been seen as a health problem of women, given that it causes nearly all cases of cervical cancer.

But men also have reason to both fear

16 Aug
FDA Authorizes First At-Home Test for Syphilis

FDA Authorizes First At-Home Test for Syphilis

As syphilis cases surge throughout the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first diagnostic at-home test to spot the bacterial disease.

"This is the first at-home, over-the-counter test to detect Treponema pallidum [syphil...

16 Aug
Sweden Reports First Case of New Mpox Strain as Africa Outbreak Continues

Sweden Reports First Case of New Mpox Strain as Africa Outbreak Continues

As an outbreak of a new strain of mpox continues in Africa, Sweden announced Thursday that it has confirmed the first case in that country.

Known as the clade I strain, this latest iteration of mpox appears to be spread more easily and cause more severe disease, experts...

15 Aug
WHO Declares Africa Mpox Outbreak a Global Health Emergency

WHO Declares Africa Mpox Outbreak a Global Health Emergency

The World Health Organization on Wednesday made the rare move of declaring an ongoing African outbreak of mpox a global health emergency.

A new clade (strain) of the virus, plus its troubling spread throughout the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and nearby countries i...

19 Jul
Studies Support Use of Daily Antibiotic to Prevent STDs in High-Risk Groups

Studies Support Use of Daily Antibiotic to Prevent STDs in High-Risk Groups

It's long been known that popping the antibiotic doxycycline within 72 hours of a risky sexual encounter can greatly reduce a person's risk for a sexually transmitted infection (STI).

In fact, the U.S. Centers for Dis...

07 Jun
Only About Half of Folks Would Tell New Sex Partner If They Had an STD

Only About Half of Folks Would Tell New Sex Partner If They Had an STD

Only about half of people with a sexually transmitted disease would tell a new partner about their infection before having sex, a new review finds.

Fear prevents many people from revealing their

06 Jun
Mpox Is Still Circulating Among U.S. Gay Men

Mpox Is Still Circulating Among U.S. Gay Men

Though not at numbers seen in the 2022 outbreak, mpox cases are still circulating in the United States, largely among gay and bisexual men, new government dat...

05 Jun
CDC Supports Use of Antibiotic as 'Morning After Pill' to Stop STDs

CDC Supports Use of Antibiotic as 'Morning After Pill' to Stop STDs

In new guidelines released Tuesday, U.S. health officials now recommend that certain people take the antibiotic doxycycline as a morning-after pill to lower the risk of some sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

The latest recommendations only apply to gay and bisexual ...

16 May
Spread of Deadlier Mpox Strain in Africa Has CDC Concerned

Spread of Deadlier Mpox Strain in Africa Has CDC Concerned

The central African nation of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is battling a record number of cases of mpox, fueled by a strain with a higher death rate...

15 May
FDA Approves First Self-Test Collection Kit for HPV

FDA Approves First Self-Test Collection Kit for HPV

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a kit that will allow women to collect their own vaginal sample for HPV screening, a move that could increase early detection in those at risk for

29 Apr
Syphilis Is Increasingly Displaying Atypical, Severe Symptoms

Syphilis Is Increasingly Displaying Atypical, Severe Symptoms

Syphilis cases are on the rise in the United States, and doctors in Chicago say they are increasingly seeing cases that don't display typical symptoms, such as rash or sk...

29 Apr
Climate Change Could Be Good News for Viruses Like COVID

Climate Change Could Be Good News for Viruses Like COVID

MONDAY, April 29, 2024 -- Climate change -- and closed windows -- could be aiding the spread of airborne viruses like the one that causes COVID-19, a new study suggests.

Increased l...

19 Apr
Screen Pregnant Women for Syphilis, Ob-Gyn Group Advises

Screen Pregnant Women for Syphilis, Ob-Gyn Group Advises

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.

The

12 Apr
Chlamydia Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial

Chlamydia Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial

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...

01 Apr
Mpox Vaccine Protection Quickly Fades; Boosters Necessary: Study

Mpox Vaccine Protection Quickly Fades; Boosters Necessary: Study

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 ...

28 Mar
Cases of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Have Tripled in China, Posing a Global Threat

Cases of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Have Tripled in China, Posing a Global Threat

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...

28 Mar
U.S. Mpox Cases Rising Again as Vaccinations Lag

U.S. Mpox Cases Rising Again as Vaccinations Lag

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...

06 Mar
Drug-Emitting Vaginal Ring Safely Protects Pregnant Women From HIV

Drug-Emitting Vaginal Ring Safely Protects Pregnant Women From HIV

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

01 Mar
What Is Mpox, and How Can You Protect Yourself?

What Is Mpox, and How Can You Protect Yourself?

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,...

29 Feb
Changes in Gay Men's Behaviors, Not Vaccine, Halted Mpox Outbreak

Changes in Gay Men's Behaviors, Not Vaccine, Halted Mpox Outbreak

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...

27 Feb
Which Families Are Less Likely to Get Teens the HPV Vaccine?

Which Families Are Less Likely to Get Teens the HPV Vaccine?

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...

16 Feb
Women With HIV Age Faster, Study Shows

Women With HIV Age Faster, Study Shows

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 ...

07 Feb
High-Risk Strains of HPV Could Raise Women's Odds for Heart Death

High-Risk Strains of HPV Could Raise Women's Odds for Heart Death

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...

30 Jan
U.S. Syphilis Cases Continue to Climb

U.S. Syphilis Cases Continue to Climb

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 ...

18 Jan
Many Closeted Gay Men Didn't Receive Mpox Care During Outbreak

Many Closeted Gay Men Didn't Receive Mpox Care During Outbreak

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...

04 Dec
STD Specialists Warn of Shortage of Vital Syphilis Drug

STD Specialists Warn of Shortage of Vital Syphilis Drug

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.

In a

17 Nov
COVID Pandemic Set Back U.S. Efforts to Fight HIV

COVID Pandemic Set Back U.S. Efforts to Fight HIV

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...

09 Oct
California Governor Rejects Bill to Provide Free Condoms to High Schoolers

California Governor Rejects Bill to Provide Free Condoms to High Schoolers

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

03 Oct
Despite New Long-Term Options, People Still Prefer Daily PrEP Pill to Prevent HIV

Despite New Long-Term Options, People Still Prefer Daily PrEP Pill to Prevent HIV

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 transmiss...

02 Oct
CDC Will Recommend an Antibiotic After Sex to Help Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections

CDC Will Recommend an Antibiotic After Sex to Help Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is poised to recommend use of a powerful antibiotic to prevent sexually transmitted infections.

On Monday, the CDC issued

21 Sep
In Mississippi, a Huge Jump in Cases of Babies Born With Syphilis

In Mississippi, a Huge Jump in Cases of Babies Born With Syphilis

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...

07 Sep
Study Confirms Effectiveness of Mpox Vaccine

Study Confirms Effectiveness of Mpox Vaccine

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...

24 Aug
U.S. Kids' HPV Vaccination Rate Has Stalled

U.S. Kids' HPV Vaccination Rate Has Stalled

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.

Current

07 Jul
Pfizer Warns of Shortage of Antibiotic Used to Fight Syphilis

Pfizer Warns of Shortage of Antibiotic Used to Fight Syphilis

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...

19 May
The Women's Health Screenings and Preventive Care Appointments You Need

The Women's Health Screenings and Preventive Care Appointments You Need

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 ...

18 May
Mpox Virus Can Replicate on Surfaces for Days: Study

Mpox Virus Can Replicate on Surfaces for Days: Study

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...

16 May
CDC Warns That Mpox Could Make a Summer Return

CDC Warns That Mpox Could Make a Summer Return

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 i...

11 May
WHO Declares Global Mpox Outbreak Over

WHO Declares Global Mpox Outbreak Over

Cases of mpox around the world have dropped dramatically, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday to

17 Apr
Awareness That HPV Causes Cancer Is Ebbing Among Americans

Awareness That HPV Causes Cancer Is Ebbing Among Americans

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 ...

11 Apr
STDs Continue to Climb in the U.S.

STDs Continue to Climb in the U.S.

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

06 Apr
'Morning After' Antibiotics Could Slash Odds for Common STDs

'Morning After' Antibiotics Could Slash Odds for Common STDs

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 ...

31 Mar
Low Vaccination Rates Put U.S. at High Risk of New Mpox Outbreaks

Low Vaccination Rates Put U.S. at High Risk of New Mpox Outbreaks

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 found,...

15 Mar
Looking for Accurate Info on Mpox? Maybe Avoid TikTok

Looking for Accurate Info on Mpox? Maybe Avoid TikTok

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...

14 Mar
U.S. Effort to Fight HIV Worldwide Has Brought Lifesaving Treatment to Millions

U.S. Effort to Fight HIV Worldwide Has Brought Lifesaving Treatment to Millions

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 ...

10 Mar
Morning-After Antibiotics May Help Curb STDs

Morning-After Antibiotics May Help Curb STDs

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...

22 Feb
Rectal Pill May Give Days-Long Protection Against HIV: Study

Rectal Pill May Give Days-Long Protection Against HIV: Study

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 designed...

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