Individuals who received a meningitis B vaccine were less likely to have contracted the sexually transmitted infection than their unvaccinated counterparts.

Fifty countries report strains of the bacteria that are resistant to last-resort antibiotics.

A preliminary study suggests a few minutes of gargling mouthwash may help fight off the bacteria that cause gonorrhea, at least in the short term.

A new strain of gonorrhea is resistant to all currently available antibiotics.