A new treatment for gonorrhea shows promise, which is welcome news with global rates of the sexually transmitted infection on the rise and antibiotic resistance becoming more prevalent. The oral ...

For the first time in decades, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has signed off on new antibiotics to fight gonorrhea. The approvals come at a critical moment: The sexually transmitted infection ...

Gonococcal conjunctivitis (GC) is an eye infection caused by the bacterium responsible for gonorrhea. It can be transmitted from the person giving birth to the newborn during vaginal delivery or ...

Recently the Center for Disease Control and Prevention discovered a drug-resistant strain of gonorrhea, previously considered a curable STD that was relatively easy to treat. The new strain is immune ...