So what causes allergic conjunctivitis? Considering other parts of the body like the nose and throat, the immune system becomes hyper-vigilant and produces antibodies to counter a perceived threat ...

A new West Virginia law overturns a long-standing mandate that medical professionals treat newborns’ eyes with an ointment ...

A new West Virginia law overturns a long-standing mandate that medical professionals treat newborns’ eyes with an ointment ...

Causes of sharp pain in your eye can range from mild to severe conditions. Learn about common causes and treatments.

Gonorrhea Vaccines, New Antibiotics, And At-Home Testing: What’s The Latest In STI Research? Quite a lot, it turns out.

Local health officials this week have reported the death of a woman in her 50s from a rare complication of gonorrhea that’s becoming increasingly more common in the state.

Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria, which cause gonorrhea, are seen in a scanning electronic micrograph. Alaska officials have recorded a death from disseminated gonococcal infection, a rare ...

Health officials say a woman died this spring from a disseminated gonococcal infection, a rare but severe complication of untreated gonorrhea.

Gonorrhea may be spreading undetected in the throats of men and women and may be transmitted by kissing. Here's why you should consider getting your throat swabbed.

If approved, zoliflodacin would be the first new antibiotic for treating gonorrhea in decades. The U.S. FDA has granted zoliflodacin a Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) designation.