While other sexually transmitted infections like chlamydia and gonorrhea also saw increased rates during the same time frame, the CDC called the sharp increase in syphilis infections “alarming.” ...

The US has recently added 53 more measles cases to its groewing total, largely fueled by outbreaks in 3 states, though 44 ...

As syphilis rates rise at an alarming rate in Tennessee and across the nation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter home syphilis test. While the test won't be ...

The FDA has authorized the first at-home testing kits for gonorrhea, chlamydia, and trichomoniasis, along with new gonorrhea ...

Rates of syphilis infection, once hampered by the discovery of penicillin, have been rising in recent years. Researchers recently linked the increase in modern syphilis cases to a pandemic, antibiotic ...

(Reuters Health) - Doctors should offer testing for syphilis to men who have sex with men, people living with HIV and others at an increased risk of the sexually transmitted disease, a U.S. government ...

Although sexually transmitted infections are still at an epidemic level in the US, scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are expressing cautious optimism about some decreases ...

Despite the availability of effective treatments and previously effective public health strategies, there has been a resurgence of syphilis in the United States. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted ...

The U.S. has seen a 90% increase in sexually transmitted infections from 20 years ago, but federal officials say the epidemic may finally be slowing. Health officials also flagged one "crisis" that ...

More than $5.5 million of the contract will be put toward assessing the impact of providing a biomedical intervention called DoxyPEP, which provides the antibiotic doxycycline to help avoid infection ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cases of congenital syphilis increased 10 times from 2012 to 2022. According to a USPSTF member, 90% of ...

Credit: NOWDiagnostics The First to Know Syphilis Test retails for $29.99 and is available online and at major retailers and pharmacies. Positive results indicate the presence of antibodies to ...