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Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) continue to pose significant diagnostic challenges for healthcare providers, often leading to delayed or incorrect treatments. The consequences of these ...

In the United States, drug-resistant gonorrhea is a public health problem of national concern. But untreatable gonorrhea isn't the only STD that has health officials worried, according to an NBC News ...

On a "black" Monday, a clinician calls and says that they have sent a urine sample to the laboratory on 2 occasions, and each time the result has been negative both for Chlamydia and gonorrhea. Yet, ...

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 ...

If you ask junior Jake Berman, protecting yourself against Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)s is just a matter of common sense. "Don't have sex with people who have STDs, that is the best way to ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenagers arrested for juvenile offenses have a high rate of sexually transmitted diseases, so screening these teens soon after arrest may help catch many cases, a new ...

Many Baby Boomers are surprised to learn they're one of the age groups most affected by Hepatitis C, a virus that can live in ...

Want to know the most common sexually transmitted disease (STD) in your city? You might be surprised by the results. Find your city in the gallery below. Want to know the most common sexually ...