A study of more than 3,000 genomes has traced a gene mutation that confers HIV resistance to a person who lived near the ...

The government has begun administering the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to 1.45 million adolescent girls aged 10 to 14 in the current fiscal year. However, women from other age groups are not ...

The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a common virus that spreads through skin-to-skin contact, particularly during sexual ...

The Food and Drug Administration just approved an at home test that could be an optional alternative to a yearly pap smear.

The first at-home cervical cancer screening test has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to the product's manufacturer. It may offer an alternative to traditional in-person ...

Modern HIV medicine is based on a common genetic mutation. Now, researchers have traced where and when the mutation arose -- and how it protected our ancestors from ancient diseases.

U.S. officials have approved the first cervical cancer test that allows women to collect their own sample at home.

The wand developed by Teal Health allows patients to self-collect a vaginal sample and mail it to a lab for testing.

The unusual molecular makeup of Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease, may hold clues for understanding and treating the tick-borne disease.

Oral sex is causing an "epidemic" of throat cancer, with the practice being more damaging than smoking, boozing and a bad diet.

Learn how HPV transmitted through oral sex can lead to throat cancer and discover the essential prevention strategies that ...

Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection is implicated in the aetiology of several different lymphoid and epithelial malignancies. EBV-encoded latent genes induce B-cell transformation in vitro by ...