STDs /tags/stds STDs en-US Copyright Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:57:00 GMT Federal and state funding cuts threaten HIV, AIDS progress in Dallas County /news/2025-08-13/funding-cuts-threaten-hiv-aids-progress-in-dallas-county Inconsistent financial help could potentially burden Dallas County taxpayers with an estimated nearly $383 million per year for HIV prevention and treatment costs. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:57:00 GMT /news/2025-08-13/funding-cuts-threaten-hiv-aids-progress-in-dallas-county Marina Trahan Martinez Texas got a sex education update two years ago. Advocates say there are still gaps /health-wellness/2024-02-21/health-education-std-texas It’s been two years since Texas implemented new health education standards for students, but advocates say the opt-in instruction still isn’t comprehensive. Wed, 21 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-02-21/health-education-std-texas Elena Rivera North Texas public health leaders say regular testing is key to lowering HIV rates /health-wellness/2023-06-26/texas-national-hiv-testing-day According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Texas has the second-highest rate of new HIV diagnoses in the country. Denton County Public Health is working to change that statistic through community testing. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-06-26/texas-national-hiv-testing-day Elena Rivera Epidemiologists warn the U.S. reaches a critical moment to contain monkeypox /health-wellness/2022-07-25/epidemiologists-warn-the-u-s-reaches-a-critical-moment-to-contain-monkeypox Cases in the U.S. are 10 times higher than they were a month ago. Researchers advise that the coming days and weeks will be crucial as to whether the outbreak can be contained. Mon, 25 Jul 2022 23:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2022-07-25/epidemiologists-warn-the-u-s-reaches-a-critical-moment-to-contain-monkeypox Becky Sullivan A sexually transmitted disease is killing Texas babies /health-wellness/2021-11-03/a-sexually-transmitted-disease-is-killing-texas-babies As congenital syphilis cases soar in the state, especially among infants of color, health officials wonder what it will take to get the public's attention. Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2021-11-03/a-sexually-transmitted-disease-is-killing-texas-babies Kim Krisberg | Public Health Watch, Blaine Young, Public Health Watch Sexually Transmitted Disease Rates Surge By 20-Plus Percent In Dallas County /health-science-tech/2019-02-18/sexually-transmitted-disease-rates-surge-by-20-plus-percent-in-dallas-county Rates of sexually transmitted diseases – gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia in particular – are soaring in Dallas County. Cases of those three illnesses… Mon, 18 Feb 2019 14:40:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2019-02-18/sexually-transmitted-disease-rates-surge-by-20-plus-percent-in-dallas-county Sam Baker