At-home STD testing kits offer increased privacy and accessibility for patients, but health officials warn they may not ...

Since COVID-19 became a thing, we’ve gotten more and more comfortable testing ourselves for health issues at home. It makes sense: home testing kits, whether it’s for COVID or a UTI, are quicker, more ...

Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first at-home test that can detect three common infections in women — gonorrhea, chlamydia and trichomoniasis — as well as the first home-based ...

When you decide it’s time to check your status, you usually want answers now, not three weeks from now.

Phlebotomist Latrell Anderson draws blood last week at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation Wellness Center in Los Angeles. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times) Inside the glassy waiting room of a Hollywood ...

It’s a hard conversation to have with a loved one—but a responsible one; STI/STD testing can prevent the spread of disease in the community, and keep you healthy by getting treatment as soon as ...

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening young women for sexually transmitted diseases (STD) can identify those who need treatment, but it may take more extensive efforts to lower their risk of future ...

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 ...

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), also called sexually transmitted infections (STIs), are far more common than many ...

A Xavier student University student won the Big East Start Up Challenge for his idea for innovative STD testing.His idea to transform the testing process for college students has already gotten the ...

Inside the glassy waiting room of a Hollywood clinic, a 33-year-old man sat and listened for his number to be called over the beats of a Mariah Carey song. “It’s just really easy. You don’t have to ...