Gonorrhea is a bigger problem than you think. For years, doctors treating it have watched their options narrow. The bacterium ...

The bacteria behind the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea is known for developing antibiotic resistance. Now there are two new treatment options.

“To effectively curb these epidemics, countries are encouraged to update their national strategies, remove barriers to ...

Health experts are reminding people to keep their health in mind this Christmas as sexually transmitted diseases (STI) are forecast to surge over the festive period.

Syphilis spreads primarily through vaginal, anal or oral sex, Shen explains. Condoms greatly reduce risk, but they do not ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved two new oral medicines to treat the sexually transmitted infection ...

Health officials address winter safety concerns and a breakthrough in treating antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea.

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has launched two new national billboard and outdoor advertising campaigns. The first, "50 Countries -- 2.7 Million in Care," celebrates a historic AHF milestone: ...

The U.S. health regulator on Friday approved Innoviva's oral antibiotic to treat gonorrhea, a common sexually transmitted infection, offering patients an alternative to an injectable drug that was the ...

For the first time in decades, the US Food and Drug Administration has signed off on new antibiotics to fight gonorrhea. The approvals come at a critical moment: The sexually transmitted infection is ...