Medically reviewed by Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD A urinary tract infection (UTI) occurs when you have an infection in the kidneys, bladder, and ureters, which are the tubes that carry urine from the kidneys ...

If you have sex—oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse and genital touching—you can get an STD, also called a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Straight or gay, married or single, you're vulnerable to ...

Chlamydia is the most common STI caused by bacteria, but because it's typically asymptomatic, many people can have it and not know it. (Photo: Getty Images) There are more than 20 types of sexually ...

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) can be a silent yet significant threat to couples. Many STDs have subtle or no symptoms, making it easy for them to go unnoticed and spread between partners.

Polio is back in the United States. The first case of paralytic polio was reported last month in New York, and the disease has also been found in the city's wastewater. Only 1 in 4 people infected ...

Viani Ramirez, Emily Han, Julie Stoltey, Trang Q. Nguyen, Preeti Pathela, Laura Tourdot, Jaime Walters, Teal Bell, Elizabeth Torrone and Mark Stenger Using a representative sample of gonorrhea cases ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials released data Tuesday showing how chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis cases have been accelerating, but doctors are hoping an old drug will help fight the sexually ...