Medical research

British sex lives revealed in new study

A new study titled "The relationship between age and sex partner counts during the mpox outbreak in the UK, 2022" and published in the journal PLOS ONE shows the number of sexual partners we have changes as we age—and there ...

Medications

Don't take chances: Why doxycycline is a great bet against STIs

If taken within 72 hours of condomless sex, the common antibiotic doxycycline drastically reduces the risk of gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia among transwomen and gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, a recent ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Reducing the risks of sexually transmitted infections

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to rise the in the U.S and around the globe. The World Health Organization reports more than 1 million new sexually transmitted infections are acquired a day—with the majority ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Gonorrhea, syphilis on rise in England: UK health agency

England saw a record number of gonorrhea cases and the highest level of syphilis in decades last year as sexually transmitted infections (STIs) spiked, the UK Health Security Agency said on Tuesday.

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