By Ethan Covey
In recent years, STD rates have increased in the United States, with approximately 20 million new cases being diagnosed each year, with annual health care costs of about $16.9 million.
In addition, approaches for managing STDs are changing, according to the CDC, which released its “Recommendations for Providing Quality Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinical Services, 2020” (STD QCS), a report that provides information to U.S. health care providers regarding quality