At-home STD tests are a convenient and discreet way to check for STIs from the comfort of your own home. These tests are becoming increasingly popular as they offer a more private and accessible ...

With STD cases on the rise, it's more important than ever for people to get regularly tested – even if you're in a monogamous, long-term relationship. In 2019 alone, there were more than 2.5 million ...

An Illinois college is offering a course called "Talking Dirty" that gives extra credit to students who undergo STD testing and covers various topics, including foreplay, BDSM and the morality of ...

Healthbeat reports a 9% decline in STIs in 2024, but data limitations suggest caution in interpreting this trend. Congenital ...

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The populations with the greatest disparities are adolescents, Black and Hispanic patients, and those with public or no insurance.

The idea that sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) always announce themselves with uncomfortable or visible symptoms is a dangerous misconception that health experts are working to correct. Research ...

Polio is back in the United States. The first case of paralytic polio was reported last month in New York, and the disease has also been found in the city's wastewater. Only 1 in 4 people infected ...

A clinic in Cherry Creek recently stopped allowing male patients to swab themselves for sexually transmitted infections, raising concerns that gay and bisexual men could forgo testing, even as rates ...