"BV is not an STI in the traditional sense; it occurs when harmful bacteria—particularly Gardnerella vaginalis—overgrow and overwhelm the beneficial Lactobacillus bacteria that normally dominate a ...

Planning a patient’s discharge the day they are admitted is important — but not enough to fix the complex bottlenecks that slow hospital throughput and lead to emergency department boarding. These ...

Sexually transmitted infections have been around for thousands of years – the National Institutes of Health notes that there is evidence of gonorrhea from 3,500 years ago – and can cause significant ...

Chlamydia is one of the most sexually transmitted diseases (STDs, or STIs) globally. Yet it remains widely misunderstood. It is recommended to get tested to understand the condition better and receive ...

House Republicans are throwing cold water on the idea of making discharge petitions harder to execute — and threatening to launch even more of the rarely used gambits to circumvent leadership. The ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is pushing back against reports that he is considering changing the House rules to alter the threshold required for discharge petitions. Johnson told Fox News Digital that ...

Proponents of fuller transparency used an arcane rule to prod their leaders to act. When it became clear they had succeeded, the speaker agreed to hold a vote. By Michael Gold Reporting from the ...

For some women, vaginal douching is a common hygiene practice, often believed to promote cleanliness or freshness. However, experts warn that it can cause more harm than good by disrupting the body’s ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. MELBOURNE, Australia — A regulator has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia infections, ...

A single-dose vaccine to prevent chlamydia outbreak among koalas has been approved by the Australian government. Following over a decade of research, scientists from Australia’s University of the ...