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Study Finds Lack of Testing for Gonorrhea, Chlamydia During Pregnancy

This webpage highlights a recent study that reveals gaps in gonorrhea and chlamydia testing during pregnancy. It emphasizes the potential health risks these infections pose to both mother and child, urging the need for improved screening protocols. The study underscores the importance of regular prenatal testing to ensure better health outcomes for both.

You Have a Client With Hep C, Now What?

This fact sheet provides critical guidance for healthcare providers on managing patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV). It outlines key steps for diagnosis, treatment, and referral, emphasizing the importance of early detection and timely intervention. The fact sheet aims to equip healthcare providers with essential tools and resources to improve patient outcomes and prevent the spread of HCV through effective care strategies.

NIH Herpes Simplex Strategic Plan 2023

This plan outlines the HSV research framework with four strategic priorities: improving fundamental knowledge of HSV biology, pathogenesis, and epidemiology; accelerating research to improve HSV diagnosis; improving strategies to treat HSV while seeking a curative therapeutic; and, advancing research to prevent HSV infection.

Deeper Look: Opioids

This webpage discusses the opioid crisis is one of the greatest public health challenges facing the U.S., causing an unprecedented surge in overdose deaths, and fueling the rapid rise in new Hepatitis C infections from injection drug use in communities across the country. Find helpful infographics at the bottom of the page.

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