The idea that sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) always announce themselves with uncomfortable or visible symptoms is a dangerous misconception that health experts are working to correct. Research ...

But congenital syphilis cases, in which infected moms pass the disease to their babies, aren’t seeing the same improvements.

While sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, syphilis in newborns​ continued to rise, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

World Sexual Health Day 2025: Observed annually on September 4, World Sexual Health Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of sexual health to overall health and well-being. The ...

When you think about sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also known as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), you're ...

Many patients who present to the emergency department with a suspected sexually transmitted disease (STD) are treated with antibiotics, even though their cultures are ultimately negative for bacterial ...

SEATTLE – The billboards feature a menacing iceberg, sinking ship and an all-caps message: GONORRHEA ALERT! What do an iceberg and sinking ship have to do with a sexually transmitted disease? It’s not ...

With rates of sexually transmitted diseases and hepatitis B and C on the rise in California, Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills October 4 to address the issue. Senate Bill 306 will strengthen the ...