Scientists develop a fungus to combat malaria by targeting mosquito mating, offering a new approach to control mosquito-borne diseases.

President Donald Trump's “One Big Beautiful Bill” could block Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood, limiting access to care for the clinic's patients.

Health Diseases Scientists engineer mosquito STD to combat malaria The fungus is fatal to mosquitoes, but harmless to humans. By Laura Baisas Published Jun 4, 2025 10:00 AM EDT ...

A team of researchers including a University of Maryland entomologist has successfully turned the pesky mosquito's sex life into its downfall. By creating what amounts to a sexually transmitted ...

A Louisiana House committee shelved the bill after steep concerns that criminalization could worsen the state’s proliferating STD rates.

A Louisiana House committee shelved a bill Wednesday (May 7) that would have made it illegal for someone to “intentionally” expose another person to an “incurable” sexually transmitted ...

The legislation comes as other states have repealed or modernized their own laws criminalizing STDs, especially HIV, over the past decade to align with the current medical landscape. An attempt to ...

CDC officials are warning of delays and disruptions due to cuts to laboratory staff.

SHREVEPORT, LA - Three Louisiana cities get some bad news today. These communities are on the list of the top 100 cities in the U.S. with the highest sexually transmitted disease infection rates ...

Lucio Catarino Diaz was sentenced to six years behind bars for spreading STDs by peeing in workers’ water bottles. KHOU 11 Diaz — who was caught on camera doing the stomach-turning deed ...

Bacterial vaginosis, which affects nearly 1 in 3 women, should be considered a sexually transmitted disease, according to a new study.

The dangerous myth of STD symptoms: Why millions of Americans are infected without knowing it, and how regular testing is the only reliable protection.