Older adults are at risk for contracting STDs – not only because of stigma and infrequent condom use, but also because of physical changes due to aging.

Prejudice and stigma can discourage the communities most affected by infectious diseases from seeking care. Inclusive public health messaging can prevent misinformation and guide the most vulnerable.

A new study describes steps health care teams can take to identify and treat more sexually transmitted infections.

The US currently has only one antibiotic available to treat gonorrhea – and it’s becoming less effective.

The idea that Europeans brought new diseases to the Americas and returned home with others has been widely accepted. But evidence is mounting that for syphilis this scenario is wrong.

Schools have not adequately educated students about the increased risks of virus transmission when it comes to being sexually intimate.

A survey finds that fewer young adults report having more than one sexual partner in the last year and growth in the number who report abstaining.

Early in the pandemic, STI testing decreased 63% for men and 59% for women. "The quickest way for people to spread STIs is to not know that they have one."

Throat cancer is the No. 1 cancer HPV causes—and men make up 80% of those diagnosed. But most young men have not received the vaccine that can prevent it.

New findings affirm that early sex ed before "first sex" can protect the sexual health of Black teen guys and their partners.