Each STI and STD is different, and has a different treatment plan. Gonorrhea will typically be cured after an antibiotic ...

State ranks third nationally for combined bacterial STD rate, even as cases decline nearly 23% since 2019 ...

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Sexually transmitted diseases or STDs (formerly called venereal diseases) are among the world's most common infectious diseases. These bacterial or viral diseases are spread through sexual contact.

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. With more Arkansans than usual likely to swap spit and other fluids this month, we decided to sit down with Dr. Naveen Patil, an infectious disease specialist with ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials plan to endorse a common antibiotic as a morning-after pill that gay and bisexual men can use to try to avoid some increasingly common sexually transmitted ...

Louisiana has the highest STD rate in the US, with 1,106.9 cases per 100,000 residents, and is one of only five states where STD rates have increased in the last five years.

The spread of monkeypox in the U.S. could represent the dawn of a new sexually transmitted disease, though some health officials say the virus that causes pimple-like bumps might yet be contained ...