The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of programs that test for communicable diseases and help prevent their spread. These same lessons should be applied to sexually transmitted diseases, ...

When a national study released in March found one in four girls aged 14 to 19 are infected with at least one sexually transmitted disease, some parents and teenagers were shocked. But physicians and ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Some barbershops and salons across St. Louis are offering more than just a hair transformation – they’re offering STD and HIV education. Nearly a dozen shops have a partnership with ...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Reports of sexually transmitted diseases have been on the rise in Rutherford County, according to numbers presented at the April 29 Health and Education Committee ...

The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is observing its sixth annual PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) Awareness ...

In recent months, the concept of "comprehensive sex education" has been a popular point of discussion among legislators, school districts, sex education advocates and parents nationwide. These ...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Reports of sexually transmitted diseases have been on the rise in Rutherford County, according to numbers presented at the April 29 Health and Education Committee ...

It’s no secret among doctors and other health-care professionals that sexually transmitted infections are on the rise in the U.S. and other countries. As a urologist, I have certainly noticed an ...

Health department officials believe the way to prevent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in teenagers is through education. 'My personal belief is we don't start educating young enough,' said ...

Yahoo Life’s School Report Card: Sex Education series examines what adolescents are being taught about sexuality — and why it's about more than the birds and the bees. Parents, depending on their ...

Cowlitz County's appallingly high STD rates have been the subject of any number of news stories over the past several years. But Sunday's report by Daily News reporter Barbara LaBoe should give ...