Raise your hand if you have ever been personally victimized by a cotton swab. If you’ve ever had your throat swabbed for strep or your nose swabbed for COVID-19, I expect to see some hands! Now that ...

Doctors say that home tests can be as accurate as getting tested in a lab if you get a good sample. (Getty Images) Getting tested for a sexually transmitted infection (STI) used to mean driving to ...

Sexual health isn’t the taboo it once was, but that doesn’t mean everything is all roses and unicorns in the land of STI testing. TBD Health is taking a fresh new approach with at-home testing made ...

In the past few years, we’ve gotten very familiar with at-home rapid testing for COVID-19. In the midst of the pandemic, the need for another kind of health screening skyrocketed: Rates of STIs rose ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - In a Health Advisory from February, the Maine CDC says in Penobscot County, an average of two new HIV cases has occurred every year for the past five years. This advisory says ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . About one in five people who present with vaginitis symptoms also have at least one STI. CDC recommends ...

Checking for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), which are notoriously underreported and stigmatized, may soon get easier now that U.S. authorities have recently approved the first commercial ...

With a strong reputation as a discreet STI testing service with fast results, Priority STD has a lot to offer. Here’s our review of the tests, including cost and user feedback. Share on Pinterest ...

Stigma, privacy and inconvenience are among the many barriers that may prevent some adolescents and young adults from addressing sexual health with a traditional health provider. But many young people ...

April marks STI Awareness Month, a time to educate Americans about sexually transmitted infections that affect millions of people. First, it is important to understand the difference between STIs and ...