U.S. infections from three sexually transmitted diseases have risen for the fifth consecutive year.  

Health officials are reporting another record increase in infections from three sexually transmitted diseases. 

Nevada is experiencing the highest rate of syphilis in the West following an outbreak in Las Vegas.

A new report ranks the health of counties in each state to determine which areas may need improvement. The goal of the project is to help communities improve overall health.

For the first time in three decades, the nation's most common sexually transmitted disease is a little less common. Health officials on Tuesday said the rate and number of chlamydia cases fell last year, by 1.5%.

Oral cancers can easily go undetected because early symptoms are painless and almost impossible to see - even for dentists.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphillis are on the rise nationwide - and in Washoe County.