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SAVE THE DATE! 2018 STD Prevention Conference

It’s hard to believe how much timehas passed since the last STD Prevention Conference was held in Atlanta inSeptember of 2016. Every other year colleagueorganizations proudly p...

New Report: Black Americans still struggle to access PrEP, a medication that could lower HIV rates in the community.

The CDC also noted that according to estimates, “94% of White people who could benefit from PrEP have been prescribed it, but only 13% of Black and 24% of Hispanic/Latino people wh...

Missed Opportunities for Preventing Congenital Syphilis — United States, 2022

Congenital syphilis cases in the United States increased 755% during 2012–2021. Syphilis during pregnancy can lead to stillbirth, miscarriage, infant death, and maternal and infant...

Updated Version of the STI Treatment Guidelines App is Now Available!

There is an updated version of the CDC STI Treatment Guidelines app that is now available in GooglePlay and Apple’s App Store.If you have the app installed on your phone, please go...

Understanding the Impact of Mpox on Sexual Health Clinical Services: A National Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Survey – United States, 2022

During the 2022 mpox outbreak, most cases were associated with sexual contact and many people with mpox sought care from sexual health clinics and programs. The National Network of...

Guidelines for the Use of Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Prevention; Request for Comment and Informational Presentation

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the opening of a docket to obtain comment on proposed guidelines...

NEW: Online Classes with CE!

Recognizing the challenges faced by healthcare providers in attending face-to-face training, the NNPTC offers free online learning and distance learning options. ...

Health Equity Considerations for Doxycycline as STIPEP

Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) and transgender people experience higher rates of STIs than other populations, and the disparities are even larger for GB...

HHS Releases First-Ever STI Federal Implementation Plan

The new plan outlines federal actions to reduce the burden of sexually transmitted infections in the United States through 2025.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HH...

Older people in United States more likely to have AIDS at the time of HIV diagnosis

People with HIV aged 60 and over in the United States are more than twice as likely to have an AIDS-defining illness or a CD4 cell count below 200 compared to under-40s, according ...

HRC Observes National Native HIV & AIDS Awareness Day

March 20 is National Native HIV & AIDS Awareness Day, when we recognize the impact that the HIV and AIDS epidemic has had on Indigenous communities throughout our country. Accordin...

Treat Me Right

This STD Awareness Month, CDC and partners are reaching out to healthcare providers and patients alike with this very important message: Treat Me Right.What does that mean? For pro...