When a national study released in March found one in four girls aged 14 to 19 are infected with at least one sexually transmitted disease, some parents and teenagers were shocked. But physicians and ...

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Health department officials believe the way to prevent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in teenagers is through education. 'My personal belief is we don't start educating young enough,' said ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of programs that test for communicable diseases and help prevent their spread. These same lessons should be applied to sexually transmitted diseases, ...

Sexually transmitted disease rates have reached alarming levels across the United States, with five infections in particular showing significant increases over the past decade. This troubling public ...

In recent months, the concept of "comprehensive sex education" has been a popular point of discussion among legislators, school districts, sex education advocates and parents nationwide. These ...

IN THE NEXT school year, District public high school students will learn more than the three R's. They're going to learn about and be tested for STDs: sexually transmitted diseases. We applaud the ...