Some social media posters have been wrongly suggesting a medical study has shown a link between COVID-19 and genital herpes. They all linked to a study which found that a small number of women with ...

The good news in the fight against the coronavirus: New cases continue to decline, according the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bad news: So are daily ...

A surprising number of people have genital herpes. In fact, it is estimated that 776,000 people in the U.S. contract new genital herpes infections annually. Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted ...

A post on social media contends much of what you learned about herpes in sex ed is wrong. "Herpes! Let’s Talk About It," reads a Dec. 2 Facebook post, which received about 150 likes and 90 shares in ...

Sexually transmitted diseases are at an all-time high in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prenvetion. But a post on social media claims those diseases are more ...

Herpes is caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV) and comes in two main types: HSV-1 and HSV-2. HSV-1 is commonly associated with cold sores around the mouth, while HSV-2 typically affects the ...

A recent incident involving HSV-1 has reignited common misconceptions about the disease, commonly known as herpes. Herpes simplex virus (HSV), known as herpes, is a common infection spread by ...

An observational study in the scientific journal Rheumatology in April 2021 used case reports to document herpes zoster (that's shingles, not oral/genital herpes) outbreaks in six patients. However, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force still does not recommend serologic screening for genital herpes ...

Experts say part of the deceleration may correlate with the timing of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause announced April 13 but lifted April 23. Part of it may also be due to lingering fears ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has reaffirmed a 2016 recommendation against routine serologic screening for genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) in asymptomatic adults and adolescents, ...