Some strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacteria that causes the sexually transmitted infection (STI) gonorrhea, have ...

Gonorrhea became increasingly difficult to treat as it developed resistance to existing antibiotics. Cases of drug-resistant ...

Free testing for sexually transmitted infections is no longer an option at health departments and community organizations ...

Awareness Month, and STI rates are on the rise in Michigan. The District Health Department No. 4 (DHD4) encourages people to ...

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Discussing sexual health is beneficial for patients, but the burden often falls on them to bring up the sensitive subject and ...

The Massachusetts Public Health Laboratory is accustomed to strong support from the CDC. Now it is learning to go it alone.

Through funding from Student Council, students are now able to receive free STI testing with SHW which includes tests for HIV ...

In a study of over one million kids, researchers found that early antibiotic use was linked to higher rates of asthma.

A new antibiotic called gepotidacin may soon offer a better way to treat gonorrhea, especially as traditional treatments ...

For uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea, gepotidacin, which inhibits bacterial DNA replication, is noninferior to ceftriaxone ...

Key Takeaways. Layoffs at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention included all 27 staff at the viral hepatitis ...