The FDA has cleared its first at-home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea, the two most common sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S., amid steadily rising numbers of cases. Sold by LetsGetChecked—a ...

Among the more remarkable legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic is how quickly federal regulators, the health care industry, and consumers moved to make at-home testing a reliable tool for managing a ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever testing kit for sexually transmitted infections that can be taken at home without a prescription. But it's not for everyone. The ...

Doxycycline discharge kits significantly improve guideline-directed treatment and reduce time to definitive treatment in patients with chlamydia who were discharged from the emergency department (ED).

SAN ANTONIO – The Pride Center of San Antonio announced it is expanding its offering of free sexually transmitted disease testing kits on World AIDS Day. People can now take at-home tests for HIV, ...

The Simple 2 Test for chlamydia and gonorrhea is the first FDA-approved test with at-home sample collection for any sexually transmitted disease other than HIV. Photo courtesy of FDA The first home ...

Up until now, people concerned that they might have chlamydia or gonorrhea would have to get tested at a doctor’s office. Users of the new test won’t need a prescription and can activate it online.

Allegheny County is partnering with Color Health to offer STD test kits. Color Health will mail the tests, perform lab testing on specimens and provide results to residents. Allegheny County is ...

Checking for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), which are notoriously underreported and stigmatized, may soon get easier now that U.S. authorities have recently approved the first commercial ...

The FDA announced Friday that it had approved the first at-home test for sexually transmitted infections, opening the pathway for more to come.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has greenlit the first test for chlamydia and gonorrhea that will allow users to collect samples at home. After HIV, this is the first FDA-authorized test that ...