Spinning stories out of nothing is a deeply human impulse. As a neurologist, I see my patients do it all the time.

Many drug trials are vetted by companies with ties to the drugmakers, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and ...

New data show a decline in sexually transmitted infections overall and in primary and secondary syphilis in adults.

The incidence of syphilis is rising across US populations, with congenital syphilis and drug shortages posing major public health and treatment challenges.

Ocular syphilis is re-emerging in Europe and is often first detected by ophthalmologists, with acute placoid chorioretinitis ...

While sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, syphilis in newborns​ continued to rise, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The number and rate of newborn cases has been rising since 2012, when about 300 were reported, and last year rose to nearly 4 ...

Congenital syphilis, when infected moms pass the disease on to their babies, can lead to deaths or lifelong health problems ...

The number of babies being born with syphilis has climbed for 12 straight years, continuing even as STIs have declined.

Despite recent advances in screening and diagnosis, tuberculosis remains the deadliest infectious disease. An estimated 10·8 ...