5-3-2022May is Hepatitis Awareness Month and National Hepatitis Testing Day is May 19. Both observances, as the CDC states, “serve as a time to raise awareness of hep…
4-13-2022Syphilis continues to disproportionately affect gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM), but a decades-long increase in reported cases may be re…
1-24-2022January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. For women with HIV, the observance is an important reminder of their greater risk of cervical cancer and the importa…
1-12-2022Note: The updated ACA preventive health care guidelines for women include updates related to HIV screening and STI counseling. The resulting coverage without co…
8-18-2021Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) is a whole-of-society effort that requires providing services to people with and at risk for HIV wherever they seek ca…
8-2-2021Cross-posted from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of STD PreventionDear Colleagues,I am thrilled to start my journey with the Centers fo…
7-27-2021In the United States, we have an amazing opportunity to eliminate viral hepatitis -- a group of infectious diseases that cause short and long-term liver disease…
7-23-2021Cross-post from Centers for Disease Control and PreventionDear Colleagues,CDC has released Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines, 2021. This docu…
4-14-2021STD Awareness Week, observed April 11-17 this year, provides an opportunity to raise awareness about sexually transmitted diseases and how they impact our lives…
9-28-2020The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) is inviting comments on the draft national strategic plans for sexually transmitted infections and viral he…