sexually transmitted diseases

PHOENIX (AP) — A former nurse charged with sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman who later gave birth at a Phoenix long-term care facility has appealed a court order requiring a test to determine if he has HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases. A lawyer for Nathan Sutherland says in an appeal filed last week that […]

DALLAS (AP) — A person in Texas has been infected with the Zika virus after having sex with an ill person who had returned from a country where the disease was present, Dallas County health officials said Tuesday. It’s the first case of the virus being transmitted in the U.S. during the current outbreak of […]

Think you know which states are the easiest to catch a sexually transmitted disease? Check out the list below to see if you were correct. BlackDoctor.Org breaks down the list: 10. North Carolina 524 per 100,000 have chlamydia. It ranks 6th in gonorrhea and 24th in syphillis transmissions. 9. New York 516 per 100,000 have […]

Jacque Reid goes “Inside Her Story” with Atlanta-based OB-GYN Dr. Tasha Rogers about talking to your partner about HIV and STD testing/status.

So, this week, Michael Douglas had tongues wagging over his alleged statement that his throat cancer was caused by the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) transmitted during oral sex. Thanks, Michael Douglas.  No really, I’m not being sarcastic. The one good thing from this story was that it brought to the forefront the importance of getting checked […]

Chris Paul jokes with the crew about “Django Unchained”, Gonorrhea, and more on the TJMS.

Just like sodas and potato chips, Philadelphia high school students will soon be able to access condoms through a dispenser. Over 22 schools are implementing the machines hoping to curb an epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases among teens as young as 14. The clear plastic dispensers will be placed in nurses offices where experts say […]