Scientists have a new target to prevent cold sores after University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers discovered an unexpected way the herpes virus re-activates in the body.

Herpes has long been known to lie dormant in the body, waiting for the right moment to strike. But new research has revealed ...

Right now, within the current political and economic climate, accessing business grants for Black women can be challenging due to shifting funding priorities and limited resources. Many programs ...

After more than six years as WISH-TV's chief meteorologist, Ashley Brown Elliott says she was fired last week after questioning the locally owned TV station's treatment of Black women employees.

The star achieved a historic moment in 2002 when she became the first Black woman to win best lead actress at the Academy Awards. More than two decades later, Berry, who won for her role in ...

Halle Berry has shared the “defining moment” she had after her doctor misdiagnosed her with herpes. The 58-year-old actor ...

Assembly Biosciences (ASMB) announced promising interim results from its ongoing Phase 1a/b study of ABI-1179, an investigational drug which is a long-acting helicase-primase inhibitor for recurrent ...

Here I was, a respectable middle-class woman, 25 years old and with a good job in local government, waiting to be diagnosed with what was almost certainly genital herpes. "Until then, I honestly ...

Research indicates up to 70% of chlamydia infections in women and 50% in men remain asymptomatic. Similarly, approximately 80% of individuals with genital herpes remain undiagnosed because they ...

Tahiry Broom’s family is mourning the 29-year-old Black transgender woman’s tragic death and demanding to know why she was shot and killed earlier this month. “You wanna be angry ...

Both men and women can get genital warts, but the symptoms might be different. Here is what you need to know. If you have sex, you’ll probably have a form of this virus at some point in your life.

Many STIs, such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea, and genital herpes, may not show obvious symptoms but can still cause complications if left untreated. Practising safe sex, regular testing and open ...