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CDC’s Dr. Mermin Discusses HIV & STI Prevention Highlights from CROI 2024 Dr. LaRon Nelson on Community-Engaged Research, Future HIV Prevention Options, and More 03-05-2024At the 2024 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), HIV.gov caught up again with Dr. LaRon Nelson to discuss community-engaged resear...Doxy-PEP for STIs and HIV Vaccine Research: Dr. Dieffenbach’s First Update from CROI 2024 03-05-2024During the first full day of presentations at the 2024 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), we spoke with NIH s Dr. Carl Dieffen...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 commen...HHS Announces Department Actions to Slow Surging Syphilis Epidemic 01-30-2024Cross-posted from: HHS Newsroom U.S. Syphilis Cases Reach Highest Levels Since the 1950s, Creating a Critical P...Biomedical STI Prevention Evidence Is Inadequate for Cisgender Women 01-10-2024Note: As we continue to pursue the goals of both the STI National Strategic Plan and National HIV/AIDS Strateg...New Syphilis Content Available on HIV.gov 12-05-2023In light of rising cases of syphilis in the U.S. and the intersection between syphilis and HIV, HIV.gov has post...NIH Statement on Preliminary Efficacy Results of First-in-Class Gonorrhea Antibiotic Developed Through Public-Private Partnership 11-14-2023Scanning electron micrograph of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria, which causes gonorrhea. Captured by the Research...CDC Recruitment Announcement – Two Division Director Openings 10-11-2023Dear Colleagues, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recruiting exceptional candidates for...Public Comment Period for Doxy PEP Guidelines 10-04-2023Cross-posted from: CDC Division of STD Prevention Dear Colleagues, CDC has developed draft guidelines on the u...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...White House Roundtable on Housing and Sexual Health 08-23-2023In May, I was honored to attend the White House Roundtable on Housing and Sexual Health. Housing stability is...ICYMI: Research Roundup from IAS 2023 08-11-2023Missed our highlights of some of the latest research presented at the International AIDS Society s 2023 Confer...Final IAS 2023 Conversations: HIV & STI Prevention, Stigma, and U=U 07-26-2023As the International AIDS Society s 12th Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2023) drew to a close on Wednesday, HIV.gov continued our conversations about the late..…HHS Releases First-Ever STI Federal Implementation Plan 06-13-2023Cross-posted from: HHS Newsroom [On June 8, 2023], the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rel...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 disproportiona...HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Releases New Letter on Sexually Transmitted Infections, Including Mpox 05-17-2023As sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including the recent mpox outbreak, continue to have a disproportiona...Your Go-To Summer Resources 05-15-2023CDC shared the following message to their prevention partners regarding HIV, mpox, STI and other health resource...NIH-Funded Study Finds Doxycycline Reduces Sexually Transmitted Infections by Two-Thirds 04-12-2023Cross-posted from NIAID Newsroom The oral antibiotic doxycycline prevented the acquisition of sexually transmit...Resources for STI Awareness Week: April 9-15, 2023 04-11-2023STI Awareness Week, observed April 9-15 this year, provides an opportunity to raise awareness about sexually tra...