At-home STD tests offer new options for screening and treatment

Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first at-home test that can detect three common infections in women ...
Medscape

Med Op-Ed: DIY STI Testing, Risky Foods for Kids, and More

Welcome to Med Op-Ed, where we highlight recently published editorials. In this installment: Direct-to-consumer sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing may lead to gaps in public health; ...
Blavity on MSN

Can you go to urgent care for STD testing?

Many health insurance plans are required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to cover certain STD screenings without ...
NBC Washington

As STDs Proliferate, Companies Rush to Market At-Home Test Kits. But Are They Reliable?

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 Union Democrat

STDs have been on the rise. Who should pick up the tab for testing?

"This type of work cannot just be exclusively publicly funded," said Dr. Rita Singhal, the department's chief medical officer and director of the disease control bureau. "The more revenue for this ...