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CDC Shuts Down Key Labs for Hepatitis and STI Testing After Layoffs

MONDAY, April 21, 2025 — Key labs at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have shut down amid recent layoffs, raising concerns about tracking and controlling serious infections l...

FDA Approves First At-Home Test to Diagnose Three STIs in Women

TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted marketing authorization for the first home-based, nonprescription diagnostic test for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis ...

Younger People Open to Self-Collected Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections

THURSDAY, Feb. 20, 2025 – Self-collected testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) appears to be acceptable to adolescents and young adults, according to a study published online in the...

STI Testing at Home? Survey Finds Many Young People Are For It

FRIDAY, Feb. 14, 2025 – When it comes to testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), many young adults prefer the privacy and convenience of at-home testing, a new survey suggests. Fully 91% o...

DoxyPEP Tied to Decreases in Sexually Transmitted Infections

TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2025 – Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) initiation is associated with decreases in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), according to a study published online Jan. 6...

DoxyPEP Lowers Rate of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Data Suggests

TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2025 – Worried about the risky sex you had last night? Using a common antibiotic following sex can dramatically reduce a person’s risk of some sexually transmitted infections (...

Chlamydia Vaccine Shows Early Promise in Mice

FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2024 – An experimental vaccine has shown promise in protecting against the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia, researchers report. Lab mice given the vaccine were able to...

Dating Apps Linked to More Hookups That Risk College Students' Health

FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2024 – College students who use dating apps are more likely to engage in risky sex, endangering their health, a new study shows. Those using a dating app were 2.2 times to have had...

America's Epidemic of STDs May Finally Be Slowing

TUESDAY, Nov. 11, 2024 – The epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States appears to be cooling off after more than two decades, a new Centers for Disease Control and...

Studies Support Use of Daily Antibiotic to Prevent STDs in High-Risk Groups

FRIDAY, July 19, 2024 – It's long been known that popping the antibiotic doxycycline within 72 hours of a risky sexual encounter can greatly reduce a person's risk for a sexually transmitted...

Many Teen Girls Seeking Care in the ED at High Risk for Pregnancy

WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2024 – Sexually active adolescents seeking care in the emergency department have a high risk for pregnancy, and the emergency department may provide a feasible environment to...

Ignorance Could Be Fueling Rising Spread of STDs, Poll Finds

THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 – Many sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise in the United States, and a nationwide poll indicates that ignorance about how they're transmitted could be fueling their...

Only Half of Adults Believe They Should Disclose Sexually Transmitted Infection Status

FRIDAY, June 7, 2024 – Only half of individuals disclose or believe they should disclose having a sexually transmitted infection (STI) prior to sexual intercourse, according to a literature review...

CDC Recommends Doxycycline PEP for Gay Men, Transgender Women

WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – In clinical guidelines issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published June 4 in the agency's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report,...

CDC Supports Use of Doxycycline as 'Morning After Pill' to Stop STDs

WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – In new guidelines released Tuesday, U.S. health officials now recommend that certain people take the antibiotic doxycycline as a morning-after pill to lower the risk of...

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