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As home Covid-19 tests increased, so did the demand for other tests.
Ellume has received emergency use authorization to sell his over-the-counter Covid-19 home test. Photo credit: Ellume
The Covid-19 pandemic has given people a taste of home testing, with insurers required to cover tests performed at…
STDs in US hit record high, pandemic is responsible for worsening situation
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - For the sixth year in a row, sexually transmitted diseases in the United States have reached an all-time high, especially for chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis. While the most recent CDC data is from 2019, health…
National Transgender HIV Testing Day 2021
Sunday April 18 marks National Transgender HIV Testing Day (#TransHIV) 2021. HIV disproportionately affects the transgender community, gender non-conforming and non-binary. This is especially true for transgender…
STI rates rise for sixth consecutive year
Annual cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States jumped for the sixth consecutive year in 2019, according to a new CDC report which highlights an increase in syphilis and increasing rates of syphilis,…
Onondaga County sees spike in syphilis cases; People at risk are invited to get tested
Syracuse, New York - Onondaga County has seen a sudden increase in syphilis cases and is urging people to get tested if they are at risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease.There have been 28 cases of syphilis in the first…
DHEC offers free STD testing Thursday | Local News
COLOMBIA, SC - To promote public health and recognize April 11-17 as National STD Awareness Week, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) clinics are participating in a free sexually transmitted disease…
Bombay HC Order: Rescued woman, detected with STD, released from NGO to be with her children
To relieve a 27-year-old woman, who was rescued from a Versova hotel in September 2020, where she was reportedly forced into prostitution, the Bombay High Court recently ordered an NGO to release her from detention.According to the…
SA Metro Health STD / HIV clinic remains open to provide resources to the community
SAN ANTONIO - It's National Public Health Week and a big part of being healthy is getting the treatment you need.Sian Elmore, health program manager at the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, provides an update on the Metro Health…
STD tests crumble as resources diverted to COVID-19
Collateral damage from the COVID-19 pandemic includes "a collapse in screening for sexually transmitted diseases which have been on the rise for years," according to a new Associated press report.
The need to devote staff and other…
STD fight lost amid coronavirus testing blitz
After an unprecedented push to test and track COVID-19, public health officials are grappling with a worrying side effect: a collapse in screening for sexually transmitted diseases that have been on the rise for years.
Tests for…