(Reuters) - The number of Americans who were diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease (STD) last year rose to a record high, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday, partly because funding for ...

People living below the Mason-Dixon line have the highest risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease State statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show the top two ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — New reports released by the CDC show a continued increase in STD cases. The CDC said that the 2021 data shows a rise in diseases such as chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis. This new ...

Health care providers should administer annual testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases to all of their male patients who have sex with other men, according to new CDC STD treatment and ...

Cases of syphilis have hit record high numbers following a five-year trend, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. A report published Jan. 30 examined the total cases of three sexually ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — When it comes to health and infections, the United States has a growing problem that has nothing to do with the coronavirus – sexually transmitted diseases, particularly gonorrhea ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than 1.64 million cases of chlamydia were reported to the CDC in 2021, making it the most common STD in the ...

The CDC is drafting recommendations to use doxycycline -- used to treat bacterial infections and prevent malaria -- to stave off STDs. AP A cheap antibiotic could help slow the growing US epidemic of ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — In a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, data shows that cases of several sexually transmitted diseases rose during the first year of the pandemic.

The CDC reported 2.4 million STD cases in 2020, slightly less than in 2019. The CDC noted STD cases may have gone unreported and actually increased due to COVID-19 precautions. Chlamydia rates were ...

NEW YORK — Sharply rising cases of some sexually transmitted diseases — including a 26% rise in new syphilis infections reported last year — are prompting US health officials to call for new ...