Modern-day American teenagers are as connected — to the greater world and to each other — as any generation in history. But take a look at their sexual health and you'll start to wonder exactly how ...

A pack of birth control pills prescribed through the Casper College health office used to be full price, between $30 and $50, but now most students pay just $5 a month. An annual pap smear used to ...

A lot of pregnant women don’t get tested for sexually transmitted diseases. But a lot of pregnant need to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases, according to just released Centers for Disease ...

This story was reviewed by Kelly Brown MD, MBA. Wearing a condom is a great way to prevent pregnancy and the only option for protecting against STIs and STDs (besides abstinence). But they’re not ...

It's an unwelcome distinction for Texas, with alarming statistics being reported involving newborns and a common sexually transmitted disease. Our state leads the nation when it comes to babies born ...

The number and rate of newborn cases has been rising since 2012, when about 300 were reported, and last year rose to nearly 4 ...

To better capture structural risk factors for syphilis such as community and sexual networks, predictive models that incorporate early syphilis rates among men, violent crime rates, race or ethnic ...

All health centers in Port Chester’s public school district – including elementary, middle and high schools – will provide STD and pregnancy testing to students who make such requests when school ...

MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. - The number of pregnant women with syphilis has increased by nearly 500% over the last seven years in Maricopa County, the county's department of public health says. "Screening ...