Accessible testing for the infections may help curb the STI epidemic, but there is still a long way to go. By Laura Baisas Published Nov 28, 2023 3:30 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Background and Goal: Prompt treatment of chlamydia and gonorrhea following a confirmed diagnosis is essential to prevent complications and reduce transmission. Adherence to the Centers for Disease ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Food and Drug Administration’s first-ever approval of an at-home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea could help drive earlier ...

More than half of the estimated 374 million new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in 2020 were either chlamydia or gonorrhea, which are often asymptomatic and co-occurring, according to the World ...

Credit: Visby Medical. The approval was based on a clinical study that included 2203 females aged 14 years and older. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Visby Medical Women’s ...

Alaska had the nation’s highest rate of gonorrhea last year and the third-highest rate of chlamydia, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. The rankings are from the CDC’s ...

A 1975 microscope image made available by the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria. After an unprecedented push to test and track COVID-19, public health ...

Americans looking to stay on top of their sexual health have a new at-home option available to them. Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the first home test for chlamydia ...

The Simple 2 Test is the first over-the-counter test for sexually transmitted diseases other than HIV approved by the FDA. The Simple 2 Test will be sold over-the-counter and is intended for use by ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has greenlit the first test for chlamydia and gonorrhea that will allow users to collect samples at home. After HIV, this is the first FDA-authorized test that will ...

YPSILANTI, Mich. – Rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea are down overall in Washtenaw County, but some groups are still disproportionately impacted, according to new data. A report from the Washtenaw ...

Earlier this month, the United States Food and Drug Administration authorized the first at-home tests for chlamydia and gonorrhea. The Simple 2 Test is available over-the-counter and costs between $58 ...