The bacteria behind the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea is known for developing antibiotic resistance. Now there are two new treatment options.

Earlier this month, public health officials warned of a syphilis outbreak in Houston, with cases jumping 57 percent between 2019 and 2022. Syphilis is a bacterial infection spread by sexual contact.

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NEW YORK — The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels, according to federal data released Tuesday. The numbers ...

ATLANTA - Health leaders in Georgia and across the country are sounding the alarm about the rise of sexually-transmitted infections. In the Peach State, officials report they are seeing the highest ...

“To effectively curb these epidemics, countries are encouraged to update their national strategies, remove barriers to ...

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Sexually transmitted diseases — particularly gonorrhea and syphilis — have climbed sharply in Georgia to their highest level in at least a decade, according to government data. Public health officials ...