The fungal skin infection TMVII is spreading in Minnesota through direct contact. Health experts advise medical care for ...

Fiji is in the grips of the fastest growing HIV outbreak in the world, with half of those infected contracting the virus from sharing needles ...

Sexually transmitted diseases or STDs (formerly called venereal diseases) are among the world's most common infectious diseases. These bacterial or viral diseases are spread through sexual contact.

A bill working its way through the Georgia legislature would allow pharmacists to distribute medications meant to prevent ...

The circumstances surrounding a study on a deadly virus could hardly have been more dramatic. One of its first authors was forced to flee his homeland when it became a war zone. More than 2,000 ...

Sexually transmitted diseases remain a persistent public health challenge in America: there were approximately 2.5 million new STD cases reported in 2023 alone, driven by sharp disparities across age, ...

Observers are calling proposed changes to state-funded HIV assistance its biggest rollback since the aid went into place.

King's College London researchers have created a unique collection of human stem cell models that could help to uncover why ...

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 ...

Advancements in HIV/AIDS research, drug development, and clinical practice since the 1980s have made it possible for people living with HIV to lead long, productive lives and keep the virus in check ...

Ernest Amoabeng Ortsin, has revealed that 80 per cent of HIV infections in Ghana are transmitted through sexual intercourse.