/tags/stds STDs en-US Copyright Wed, 22 Nov 2023 02:00:07 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-11-21/syphilis-is-spreading-in-oregon-and-the-us Oregon ranks the 9th highest state for syphilis infection rates compared to other states, according to the CDC. Here's a few reasons why and what we know. Wed, 22 Nov 2023 02:00:07 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-11-21/syphilis-is-spreading-in-oregon-and-the-us Rolando Hernandez /health-and-medicine/2022-12-05/a-new-use-for-dating-apps-chasing-stds Public health officials are discovering that dating apps are the most efficient way to inform users that people they previously met on the sites may have exposed them to sexually transmitted infections. Mon, 05 Dec 2022 13:49:28 GMT /health-and-medicine/2022-12-05/a-new-use-for-dating-apps-chasing-stds Darius Tahir / KHN /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-06-06/why-stds-are-soaring-in-california Rates of some sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) dropped sharply during the years when concerns about HIV and AIDS peaked. People used condoms and other… Wed, 06 Jun 2018 17:55:43 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-06-06/why-stds-are-soaring-in-california Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-08-14/gonorrhea-infections-zoom-in-southern-oregon An increase in gonorrhea cases of 18 percent is enough to cause concern among health workers. And that is the number for Oregon between 2012 and 2013. Now… Thu, 14 Aug 2014 17:10:30 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-08-14/gonorrhea-infections-zoom-in-southern-oregon Geoffrey Riley