November 12, 2021 11-year-old girl catches gonorrhea from swimming in hot spring An 11-year-old Austrian girl was reportedly infected with gonorrhea after bathing in a popular thermal pool while on vacation in Italy.
November 10, 2021 Vermont first state to require access to condoms in all secondary schools: reports Vermont has reportedly become the first state to require all secondary schools, grades 7-12, to distribute condoms.
November 6, 2021 Vaccinating UK girls against HPV slashed cervical cancer rates, study finds Vaccinating girls against HPV has dramatically reduced cervical cancer rates, British researchers have found.
July 31, 2020 Amid coronavirus, Alaska sees surge in syphilis cases Syphilis cases are on the rise in Alaska, according to multiple reports.
February 11, 2020 What are the most common STDs? Here is a look at the diseases chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis.
December 27, 2019 Man refuses to believe he gave multiple women STD in viral text exchange A man confronted by a woman who said he exposed her to an STD refused to accept the claim in a text message exchange that has gone viral.
October 14, 2019 Hawaii's spike in STDs linked to online dating The U.S. continues to see a rise in the number of sexually transmitted diseases, according to health officials — and in Hawaii, the increase is believed to be linked to online dating.
September 3, 2019 Man diagnosed with rare syphilis infection in brain after struggling to walk, talk A man was diagnosed with syphilis infection in the brain, known as neurosyphilis, after he struggled to walk and talk normally for months.
April 23, 2019 Texas woman receives gonorrhea diagnosis after rash erupts on hands, body A 20-year-old woman in Dallas, Tex., rushed to the hospital after waking one morning with a bumpy rash on her arms, legs, scalp and torso — and was soon after informed her unusual skin lesions were caused by a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that can cause serious complications if left untreated.
March 8, 2018 Shock in Milwaukee over 'cluster' outbreak of HIV and syphilis, including babies and teens More than 100 people have contracted HIV, syphilis -- or both -- in Milwaukee, including some high school students and three newborn babies, health officials said.
