STD epidemic slows as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall in US
NEW YORK — The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below ...
US epidemic of sexually transmitted infections shows signs of slowing, CDC says
The number of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in the United States in 2023 was down nearly 2% from the year before, a ...
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'Glimmer of hope' as STI rates slow, syphilis decreases among gay men
Despite the number of sexually transmitted infection (STI) cases remaining high, new data from the CDC found that the ...
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COVID Map Update Reveals Shift in 'Very High' Water Virus Levels
Additionally, 19 states have "low" levels, and 13 states and D.C. have "minimal" levels, according to the CDC. However, South ...
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9 Mpox Myths to Stop Believing, Including a Major One About Symptoms
fiction, Good Housekeeping asked medical experts to clear up some of the most common mpox myths. Fact: Mpox was first ...
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One genomic test can diagnose nearly any infection
A genomic test developed at UC San Francisco to rapidly detect almost any kind of pathogen – virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite – has proved successful after a decade of use.
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Pandemic-era increase in alcohol use persists, research shows
A new finds that heavy drinking among adult Americans increased more than 20 percent during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and continued for the following two years.
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As bird flu spreads across US, officials in CT urge calm but caution of wider outbreak
No human cases have been reported this year in Connecticut. But the disease has been detected in people connected with farms ...