Kansas may join 48 other states in allowing expedited partner therapy for STD treatment

TOPEKA — Kansas is one of two states that doesn’t allow expedited partner therapy for sexually transmitted disease, a practice that allows medical providers to prescribe treatment to an infected ...
WAPT

Without proper treatment, STDs could leave newborns in harm’s way

IMPACT NEWBORNS WITHOUT PROPER TREATMENT. THE SUPREME COURT, TRIGGERED BY THE DOBBS V JACKSON WOMENS HEALTH CASE, ELIMINATED FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR ABORTIONS WITH ITS ABSENCE, THERE’S ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Rise in sexually transmitted infection rates has deadly impact on babies born with it

Art historians say the most famous painting of congenital syphilis is “The Inheritance” by Norwegian expressionist painter Eduard Munch, who in 1899 shocked European audiences by showing a young ...
valuepenguin

STD Rates Decline Nationally, With Sharp State-by-State Differences

Rates for the most commonly reported bacterial sexually transmitted disease (STD) fell nationally between 2020 and 2024, according to a ValuePenguin analysis of Centers for Disease Control and ...
Yahoo

Mississippi battles high STD rates despite US, state declines

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Amid a state environment where sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a major public health issue, a ...