Urgent warning over surge in ‘lifetime STI’ that causes genital itching and 3 other symptoms

ENGLAND is beset by a surge in genital herpes, health chiefs have warned. Almost 29,000 people were diagnosed with the STI for the first time in 2025, up on the 27,900 recorded in the previous year, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said. Experts suspect this was partly due to improvements in testing and surveillance,...