Medicare Part B covers annual STD/STI testing if you are at an increased risk, and it covers HIV testing once a year for those ages 15 to 65, or more frequently if at higher risk or pregnant. You are ...

Public health has been top of mind for many the last couple of years, but a public health problem has largely flown under the radar: a growing rate of sexually transmitted diseases and infections. The ...

Medically reviewed by Laura Young Sex-related health concerns, like HIV, chlamydia, and gonorrhea, have long been referred to as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Now, many people use the term ...

The STI Research Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been recognized as a leader in the domestic and global STI research fields for several decades. High performing faculty and ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with David Harvey, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors, about how STD rates are soaring in the U.S. — especially syphilis, which is up 26%.

There are an estimated 20 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections every year in the United States, says the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. While some forms of ...

Public health has been top of mind for many the last couple of years, but a public health problem has largely flown under the radar: a growing rate of sexually transmitted diseases and infections. The ...