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USPSTF Continues to Recommend Syphilis Screening Early in Pregnancy
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 – The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for syphilis during pregnancy. This recommendation forms the basis of a final recommendation statement...
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...
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...
USPSTF Recommends Early Screening for Syphilis in Pregnancy
TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2024 – The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends early screening for syphilis infection in all pregnant women (grade A recommendation). This recommendation forms...
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...
ACAAI: Most Syphilis Patients With Penicillin Allergy Have Low Risk for Severe Allergy
FRIDAY, Oct. 25, 2024 – Delabeling patients with syphilis who believe they are allergic to penicillin is safe, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of...
Opt-Out Syphilis Screening in ED Improves Screening, Diagnosis
FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2024 – Implementation of opt-out emergency department syphilis screening leads to a dramatic increase in screening and diagnosis, especially among pregnant individuals, according...
FDA Authorizes First At-Home Test for Syphilis
FRIDAY, Aug. 16, 2024 – As syphilis cases surge throughout the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first diagnostic at-home test to spot the bacterial...
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...
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...