The Meningitis B vaccine does not prevent gonorrhoea infections despite being offered to at-risk men, scientists say.

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Three research papers identify effective ways of improving protection against gonorrhoea infections in the face of rising cases and increasing drug resistance. An observational study of the ...

For decades, the global pipeline for developing new antibiotics has worked in reverse – prioritising the countries least affected by bacterial infections, while leaving those with the greatest need ...

Becoming infected with chlamydia or gonorrhoea in the lead-up to, or during, pregnancy, increases the risk of complications, such as stillbirth or unplanned premature birth, indicates research ...

Health experts are warning that a new "super gonorrhoea" could prove impossible to treat after the number of cases of the sexually transmitted infection hit a record high. Data from the UK Health ...

A vaccine targeting gonorrhoea will soon be rolled out on the NHS. This will make England and Wales the first two countries in the world to offer such a programme. Gonorrhoea is the second most common ...

Gonorrhoea is resistant to nearly all antibiotics, but one commonly used for urinary tract infections (UTIs) may be able to treat drug-resistant cases. The sexually transmitted infection (STI) is ...

Two men have described “awful” experiences with gonorrhoea as they welcomed the news that a vaccine for the sexually transmitted infection (STI) is now available at sexual health clinics in England.

Since 2008, the overall rate of reported gonorrhoea infections has more than doubled across Europe, going up from 8 per 100 000 population to 20 cases per 100 000 persons in 2014. Looking at ways of ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The sexually transmitted disease gonorrhoea risks becoming a drug-resistant "superbug" if doctors do not devise new ways of treating it, a leading sexual health expert said.