STDs

Ad: Bert and Ernie Test Positive for STDs

Iconic Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie may have a closer relationship than most people realized after all, as the two star in a new ad for an STD detection service that sees the longtime best buds analyzing the result of what appears to be their own test.

Bert Ernie

Dating Apps Blamed for Rise of STDs in L.A.

According to the Los Angeles Times, some public health experts claim online dating apps may be the cause of Los Angeles County’s ranking as the nation’s leader in sexually transmitted diseases and one of the leaders in rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis.

Tinder (Tomasso Boddi / Getty)

L.A. is #1 in STD’s

Los Angeles County had the highest number of cases of sexually transmitted diseases in the United States in 2014, according to a report released this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Giant penis costume (Brian Leadingham / Flickr / CC / Cropped)