The bacteria behind the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea is known for developing antibiotic resistance. Now there are two new treatment options.

Gonorrhea is on the rise in the U.S. (Photo: Getty Images) Cases of gonorrhea are skyrocketing in the U.S. after hitting a historic low in 2009. In 2020 (the most recent year data is available), more ...

Sex may be super fun—and, you know, essential to maintaining the human population—but it can also come with some damn uncomfortable consequences...like the more than 20 different types of STIs.

Gonorrhea is caused by Gram negative bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae, also known as gonococcus. It is a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Gonorrhoea has been referred to as the “clap” in history.

Gonorrhea is an equal opportunity sexually transmitted disease (STD), as anyone — both men or women — who is sexually active can contract it. It is a very common infectious disease — the Centers for ...

Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. While the most common symptoms of gonorrhea involve the genital and urinary areas, it's important to ...

Experts say that overuse of antibiotics has led to antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea. (Getty Images) That’s concerning given that almost half of U.S. gonorrhea infections in 2022 were resistant to at ...

You never want to see the words "gonorrhea" and "super" in the same sentence, such as "super, you have gonorrhea" or "gonorrhea is super." However, "super" gonorrhea is becoming an increasing reality ...

"Super" and "gonorrhea"—two words you never, ever want to hear together; and yet, here we are, because three people just got it. A British man and two Australians traveling together in southeast Asia ...

On Friday, the F.D.A. approved a new antibiotic, zoliflodacin, a day after an article published in The Lancet reported that a ...

Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided some welcome ammo in the fight against rising rates of ...