The US Secretary of Health and Human Services insists he will soon announce the "cause" of autism, but setting a fixed ...

MIT has developed a DNA sensor that can detect HPV and HIV infections through voltage changes. The sensor is durable and ...

While some STI symptoms, such as vaginal discharge, ulcers, and burning, are common, others may be more subtle or ...

People who are uninsured or part of a minority racial or ethnic group are underscreened for cervical cancer. Mailing them a self-sample kit may help.

The study included data from 2008-2022 on women aged 20-64 years; a total of 39,977 CIN2+ cases were reported, included 13,027 (32.6%) CIN3+. Overall, the number of CIN2+ cases per 100,000 women ...

Women who have HPV during pregnancy may worry that the virus can harm their unborn child. But in most cases, the human papillomavirus does not affect the developing baby. Learn more from WebMD.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes nearly 38,000 cancers a year, including most cervical and throat cancers. Now recent research suggests HPV infection also increases the risk of heart disease. An ...

In one stunning recent example, Scotland said in 2024 that, of girls in the country who were born between 1988-1996 and had been vaccinated in time, none had been diagnosed with cervical cancer.

Testing HPV-positive but 16- and 18-negative means an HPV infection is present, but it does not include HPV-16 or HPV-18, two types that pose a higher risk of cancer.

U.S. health officials have expanded the recommended age range for people receiving the HPV vaccine to protect against several types of cancer to people in their mid-40s. MSK physicians offers advice ...

If You Have Genital Warts. These growths, which are caused by HPV infection, can be raised or flat. They can be small or large. They may be pink or the color of your skin. Genital warts can appear ...