Reported cases of sexually transmitted infections in the United States have been on the rise in the past two decades, and rates in the U.S. are among the highest in high-income countries globally.

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A concerning new sexually transmitted infection has been identified. Health experts believe it may have already spread widely without detection. This new STI, named Mycoplasma Genitalium Strain B ...

Watching a performance of Henrik Ibsen’s play Ghosts as an undergraduate, I was appalled by the dawning realization that young Oswald had congenital syphilis as collateral damage from his father’s ...

Earlier this month, public health officials warned of a syphilis outbreak in Houston, with cases jumping 57 percent between 2019 and 2022. Syphilis is a bacterial infection spread by sexual contact.

While sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, syphilis in newborns​ continued to rise, according ...

Sexually Transmitted Disease Cases Fall, but Not Syphilis in Newborns NEW YORK (AP) — Sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, but syphilis in newborns continued to rise, ...

Background: In 2008, the line item supporting sexually transmitted disease (STD) services in the Massachusetts state budget was cut as a result of budget shortfalls. Shortly thereafter, direct ...

Is the United States finally making progress in improving sexual health? While reported cases have indeed declined, the data have some important limitations, and the data on syphilis show worrisome ...

According to a report from the University of Illinois Chicago, while Black women have fewer sex partners and are less likely to engage in unprotected sex, their chlamydia rates were five times those ...

Cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis are on the rise, all of which can lead to serious health consequences if left untreated. Growing cases of some sexually transmitted diseases are prompting ...