Doctors say that home tests can be as accurate as getting tested in a lab if you get a good sample. (Getty Images) Getting tested for a sexually transmitted infection (STI) used to mean driving to ...

Checking for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), which are notoriously underreported and stigmatized, may soon get easier now that U.S. authorities have recently approved the first commercial ...

In the past few years, we’ve gotten very familiar with at-home rapid testing for COVID-19. In the midst of the pandemic, the need for another kind of health screening skyrocketed: Rates of STIs rose ...

Sexual wellness brand Dame is launching at-home tests for sexually transmitted infections. The brand, known for its sexual wellness devices and topicals, is moving into the health space with four STI ...

Quest and Labcorp may be archrivals in the diagnostic testing market, but they appear to agree on at least one thing: the potential demand for quick, at-home testing for women’s sexual health. The lab ...

The worst part of any medical is waiting for results. That can be especially true of sexual health tests. Those conducted in person can take 24–48 hours, but if they’re submitted via at-home ...

SALEM ­–The Salem Health Department is working to offer anonymous at-home STI (Sexually Transmitted Infections) testing. Public Health Nurse Chelsea Clark said that she had recently attended a ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever testing kit for sexually transmitted infections that can be taken at home without a prescription. But it's not for everyone. The ...

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first at-home, OTC test to detect syphilis — a much-needed diagnostic tool for an infectious disease that has experienced a spike in ...

Researchers with UNC School of Medicine, Gillings School of Global Health, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center collaborated on a new study that highlights a simple but effective way to improve ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Half of young adults in a survey said they would use a home-based STI test for convenience. However, many were ...

SAN FRANCISCO and VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Tia Health (Tia), the modern women's healthcare platform, and Molecular Testing Labs (MTL), a leader in high-throughput and ...