Sexually transmitted infections have been on the rise in recent years. We’ll talk with physician INA PARK about why we are seeing spikes in cases of syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia and if the ...

It is speculated that Christopher Columbus’ return from the New World in 1493 brought the first cases of syphilis to Europe, resulting in sickness and death. Penicillin, the recommended cure for the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . April is STD Awareness Month, and according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...

Despite an increase to availability of preventive health care, in 2017 the United States saw the most sexually transmitted diseases to date according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Background: The frequently asymptomatic nature and high incidence of severe complications of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) calls for targeted efforts to identify those at greatest risk. Earlier ...

Background: A growing body of research documents mental health disparities among women who have sex with women (WSW) compared with women who have sex with men only (WSM). However, there remains a ...

This illustration depicts a three-dimensional (3D), computer-generated image, of a group of Gram-negative, Chlamydia psittaci bacteria. The artistic recreation was based upon scanning electron ...