Most patients presenting to the emergency department with symptoms suggestive of sexually transmitted infections are not tested, a US study finds.
U.K. femcare-turned-gynaecological-health startup, Daye, has expanded its tampon-based home screening service to add STI testing. The startup is billing this "non-invasive screening" service for ...
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 ...
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 ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Less than 3% of patients tested for chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis were also tested for HIV in the ED. The CDC ...
I have been sexually active with multiple partners for three years now. Though I am not currently experiencing symptoms nor know of exposure to anyone with an STI, I am really nervous that I may have ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW YORK — In this video, Jacob R. McLean, DO, assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University, recaps ...
During the early stages of the pandemic, STI testing rates declined due to factors such as healthcare clinics closing or limiting in-person appointments, resource reallocation to combat Covid-19, and ...
The LETS Program is facing rising STI numbers head-on — with a push for education, access to testing and conversations that ...
While we might all think, ‘I’m safe, it’ll never happen to me’, recent reports show that STI diagnoses in England are on the rise, with those aged 15 to 24 seeing a 26% increase in diagnoses between ...
Researchers with UNC School of Medicine, Gillings School of Global Health, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center collaborated on a new study that highlights a simple but effective way to improve ...
The pop-up clinic will be available to students every third Thursday of the month in the upper level of the dining hall.