The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of programs that test for communicable diseases and help prevent their spread. These same lessons should be applied to sexually transmitted diseases, ...

When a national study released in March found one in four girls aged 14 to 19 are infected with at least one sexually transmitted disease, some parents and teenagers were shocked. But physicians and ...

In recent months, the concept of "comprehensive sex education" has been a popular point of discussion among legislators, school districts, sex education advocates and parents nationwide. These ...

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