Herpes is one of the most common viral infections in the world, yet it remains widely misunderstood. Caused by the herpes ...

Neighborhood News Reporter Jeydah Jenkins joined the KRIS 6 News Team in May 2025. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Centers for Disease Control estimates one out of every 8 people test positive for herpes, ...

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) no longer recommends pelvic examinations in asymptomatic women unless needed for guideline-appropriate cervical cancer screening, according to its ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has reaffirmed a 2016 recommendation against routine serologic screening for genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) in asymptomatic adults and adolescents, ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) reaffirmed previous recommendations against routine serologic screening for genital herpes infection among asymptomatic adolescents and adults, including ...

Anal herpes is caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV) and is usually transmitted by anal sex but, in some cases, can also be transmitted through oral sex. During an outbreak, painful blisters appear ...

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Theranos, Inc. (Theranos) today announced that its test and Theranos test system for the herpes simplex 1 virus IgG (HSV-1), which was cleared by the U.S. Food and ...

Ever since BioNTech and its occasional corporate partner Pfizer announced they had developed an mRNA vaccine for COVID-19, biotech researchers have salivated over the promise of using mRNA vaccines on ...

It's possible for oral herpes to cause genital herpes and vice versa Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO Genital herpes can be caused by HSV-1, commonly known as the virus causing cold sores.