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09-25-2025Cross-posted from: CDC | NCHHSTPNewly released 2024 STI surveillance data indicate the STI epidemic touches nearly every community and while there are signs of…
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Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis on the Rise – How to Protect Your Patients 08-22-2025Are you ready to strengthen your syphilis screening strategy? The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health, is announcing a new… - Blog
Bicillin L-A® 07-22-2025Cross-posted from: CDCDear Colleagues,July 18, 2025CDC has been alerted of a new voluntary recall (PDF, 1.16MB) by King Pharmaceuticals LLC., a subsidiary of… - Blog
Update to the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents With HIV 07-16-2025The Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents With HIV have been updated.Cytomegalovirus… - Blog
USCHA 2024 – Syndemic, EHE in the South, and Generative AI 09-27-2024Watch conversations from USCHA 2024 about the syndemic of syphilis, substance use, and HIV, the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative, and the… - Blog
HRSA HAB Releases New Doxy PEP and STI Program Letter 08-07-2024Cross-posted from: TargetHIV Dear Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Recipients, In April 2023, the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS… - Blog
Dr. Mermin Discusses New Doxy PEP Guidelines for STI Prevention 06-06-2024Watch CDC’s Dr. Mermin discuss guidelines for the first new STI prevention tool in decades. - Blog
An Emergency Department Screening Strategy Identifies Asymptomatic and Undiagnosed Syphilis 06-05-2024As syphilis rates continue to rise in the United States, emergency departments may be a way for people with limited healthcare access to get screening and… - Blog
ICYMI: Research Roundup from CROI 2024 05-01-2024A quick roundup of key topics of HIV.gov’s coverage of the 2024 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections from HIV testing, treatment, and PrEP… - Blog
Routine Emergency Department Screening Reduces Congenital Syphilis: CROI 2024 Highlight 04-24-2024While at the 2024 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) last month, HIV.gov discussed an innovative syphilis screening program that is… - Blog
Resources for STI Awareness Week: April 14-20, 2024 04-15-2024STI Awareness Week, observed April 14-20 this year, raises awareness about how sexually transmitted infections (STIs) impact people’s lives. It also highlights… - Blog
Opportunity to Comment on Draft of HSV Addendum to STI Plan 02-06-2024The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is inviting stakeholders to provide written public comments on the draft Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)… - Blog
Southern Indian Health Council Addresses Syndemic in Rural California 09-05-2023Federal leaders recently visited the Southern Indian Health Council (SIHC) in Alpine, CA, to observe its efforts to help end the HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV),… - Blog
HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Releases Letter on Sexually Transmitted Infections, Including Mpox 06-07-2023As sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including the recent mpox outbreak, continue to have a disproportionate impact on people with HIV, the Health… - Blog
Virtual Listening Sessions: Opportunities to Inform Development of New HSV Addendum to the STI National Strategic Plan 03-28-2023Mark your calendars! The HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP) wants to hear from members of the STI community during two virtual… - Blog
ICYMI: Research Roundup from CROI 2023 03-10-2023Last month, HIV.gov had the opportunity to speak with our colleagues from NIH, CDC, and HRSA and with community members about the latest research on HIV and… - Blog
CDC Recommendations for Correctional and Detention Settings 04-18-2022Cross-posted from Centers for Disease Control and PreventionDear Colleagues:We are pleased to share a new quick reference document, CDC recommendations for… - Blog
CDC Releases Updated STI Treatment Guidelines 07-23-2021Cross-post from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dear Colleagues, CDC has released Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines, 2021. This… - Blog
IHS Adds HIV Prevention & STI Services in an ER to Help End the HIV Epidemic in Phoenix 11-11-2020Ending the HIV epidemic in the United States by 2030 is a goal of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its operational divisions, including… - Blog
New USPSTF Recommendation on Behavioral Interventions to Prevent STIs 09-04-2020Task force recommends behavioral counseling for all sexually active teens and for adults who are at increased risk for STIs.On Tuesday, August 18, the U.S…