More than 90% of cervical cancer cases are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. HPV is a common sexually ...

Back when Dr. Jaleh Akhavan was in her residency about five years ago, syphilis was considered a rare site in a expectant mother. No longer. "Now I probably see it maybe one to two times a months" ...

State health officials renewed a 2021 public health order encouraging medical providers to increase syphilis testing.

If you are sexually active, you may be at risk for getting or transmitting sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The ...

The increasing incidence of sexually transmitted bacterial infections (STIs) is a major public health problem worldwide.

Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) launched the “Syphilis Stops with Me” campaign, to arm women of childbearing ...

An emergency department (ED) opt-out testing strategy led to big increases in syphilis screening and diagnosis in the Chicago ...

A change in policy may be helping to drive a rise in treatment-resistant vaginal thrush, amid significant yearly increases in ...

A sub-inspector allegedly sexually assaulted a woman civic volunteer of Kolkata Police inside Park Street Police Station in West Bengal’s capital city following which a departmental inquiry has ...

Gonorrhea is a very common sexually transmitted infection (STI) that you may hear referred to as “the clap” or “the drip.” An infected person can pass it to a partner during vaginal ...

People may not be aware they're infected, so knowing what a syphilis rash looks like is key to earlier diagnosis and treatment as well as protecting others from a sexually transmitted infection (STI).

Another 12 patients suffering from a potentially deadly bacterial infection have tested positive for a strain linked to contact with raw freshwater fish, bringing the most recent cluster in Hong ...