Sexually Transmitted Infections on the rise in New York City

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The Health Department released on February 13, 2024, its 2022 Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Surveillance Report highlighting the ongoing need for New Yorkers to get tested and treated for STIs and employ prevention tactics that work for them. While the … Read More

New Report shows increases in gonorrhea and syphilis among Black and Latino women

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Photo credit: Marie Sacha The Health Department announced on February 2, 2022, increases in gonorrhea and syphilis among people reported as female in New York City during the first half of 2021. The Health Department issued a recent Health Alert noting a … Read More