Because chlamydia often produces no symptoms, screening for sexually active young women can help prevent pelvic inflammatory disease.
Conditions like endometriosis and painful periods were strongly associated with diagnosis of a sexually transmitted infection in a large study.
A federal vaccine advisory committee will consider whether the FDA should approve the mRNA vaccine for use in older adults.
Georgetown University and local public health departments are taking innovative approaches to preparedness during the World Cup (part 2 of 2).
For well over a year, public health experts have been planning how to protect fans from infectious diseases such as flu, COVID, and measles (part 1 of 2).
The FDA has approved a combo antibiotic that targets complicated urinary tract infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria.
As fans travel to North American cities to watch their favorite soccer teams, they might face seasonal and travel-related infectious risks.
The increase in screening comes amid a surge in syphilis cases among women aged 15 to 39 in the province.
The findings underscore the need for more education as some sexually transmitted infections increase, the authors say.
New surveillance data show cases of gonorrhea, syphilis, and congenital syphilis have reached their highest levels in over a decade.
