San Francisco is the first city to issue guidelines on the use of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, or doxy-PEP, to prevent sexually transmitted infections, the Department of Public Health ...

San Francisco recorded a significant decline in sexually transmitted infections in 2025, with cases of syphilis, chlamydia ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- There is medication you can take that can prevent certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Its name is doxycycline, and Doxy PEP refers to taking the antibiotic ...

City data show syphilis fell 24%, chlamydia dropped 18% and gonorrhea declined 5% year over year, according to reporting by ...

Evidence from real-world studies and a 2024 survey revealed that the use of doxycycline as postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Spain is expanding beyond ...

Sexually transmitted infections have declined in New Mexico, the state’s Department of Health announced Wednesday as part of ...

Taking the antibiotic doxycycline as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) after sex can lower the risk of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, according to a study presented at the recent International AIDS ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Family physicians should familiarize themselves with doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxy PEP) as a prescription for patients who frequently have unprotected sex ...

San Francisco saw a 24% decrease in reported syphilis cases, an 18% decrease in chlamydia cases, and a 5% decrease in ...