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Sexual Assault Triples Suicide Risk Among Veterans

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 – Sexual assault and sexual harassment during military service dramatically increases veterans’ risk of suicide later in life, a new study says. Suicide risk is tripled a...

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...

Antibiotic Noninferior to Ceftriaxone + Azithromycin for Gonorrhea

MONDAY, April 21, 2025 – For uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea, gepotidacin, which inhibits bacterial DNA replication, is noninferior to ceftriaxone plus azithromycin, according to a study...

New Antibiotic Blujepa May Be Effective in Treating Gonorrhea

TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 — A newly approved antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections may also help fight drug-resistant gonorrhea, a new study shows. The medication, called gepotidacin, sold under ...

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 ...

Common Vaginal Infection Should Be Treated as an STI, Study Says

MONDAY, March 10, 2025 – A common vaginal infection that affects nearly 1 in 3 women worldwide should be reclassified as a sexually transmitted infection (STI), a new study suggests. Bacterial...

Treating Male Partners Reduces Recurrence in Bacterial Vaginosis

MONDAY, March 10, 2025 – Treating male partners in addition to women with bacterial vaginosis results in a lower rate of recurrence than treating only women, according to a study published in the...

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...

Global Study Reveals High Rates of Sexual Violence Against Children

TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 – Lifetime sexual harassment has a pooled rate of 11.4 percent among children, while contact sexual violence has a rate of 8.7 percent, according to a review published online...

More Evidence Bolsters the Oral Herpes and Alzheimer’s Link

TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2025 – That cold sore on your lip might be painful and unsightly, but it could also be a harbinger of debilitating brain aging. The oral herpes virus appears to be linked with...

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 (...

Genital Herpes Affects 1 in 5 Younger Adults Worldwide

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 – Genital herpes is widespread the world round among younger adults, with more than 846 million people living with the lifelong sexually transmitted infection, a new review...

Cervical Cancer Deaths Fell Dramatically After Advent of HPV Vaccine

MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 – A new study provides good evidence that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine may be achieving its goal of slashing rates of cervical cancer. “We observed a … 62% drop in cer...

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