Std Prevention News Today

The complexities of syphilis testing and treatment may lead to missed cases. Experts offer best practices.

Sharp increases in infectious syphilis and congenital syphilis are prompting calls for improved surveillance, prevention and testing strategies, and the destigmatization of sexually transmitted infections.

Two new antiretrovirals have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration since the US Preventive Services Task Forces last report, which now includes new options.

When it comes to sexual health conversations, GBQ teens want and need parents to step up. The question is when to start and what to discuss?

STI screening could serve as a gateway for educating people and offering HIV preexposure prophylaxis treatment.

A study involving medical students reveals potential biases that go contrary to PrEP guidelines.

Novel strategies are needed to prevent new HIV cases in adolescents and young men who have sex with men.

Understanding the practice of and motivations behind chemsex, without judgment, can help healthcare professionals construct more effective harm-reduction strategies.

Advances in long-acting treatment and prevention for HIV are changing the way we treat our patients.

Health officials identified two cases in Florida, two cases in Utah, and one case each in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, and Washington state.