New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are becoming available, a trend ...

Rising antimicrobial resistance and administration challenges for standard therapy make new treatment options for gonorrhea a public health priority. In a randomized trial, investigational oral ...

A Chicago native is awaiting sentencing in the U.K. after being convicted of killing a classmate. Joshua Michals, 26, was in a “casual relationship” with fellow Goldsmiths, University of London ...

Before the cops and the lawyers, they swiped right. In 2021, a Twin Cities man and woman matched on Tinder and fell into a months-long romance. Last week, they arrived in Hennepin County District ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A new bill was proposed that, if passed, would require parental consent for minors to receive treatment for certain sexually transmitted diseases. This bill, SB 166, ...

Mass administration of azithromycin to children 1 to 59 months of age has been shown to reduce mortality among infants and children in this age group in some areas of sub-Saharan Africa. The largest ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, but syphilis in newborns continued to rise, according to new government data posted last week. The Centers for ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

FILE - This 1971 microscope photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria, which causes the sexually-transmitted disease gonorrhea. (CDC via AP, ...