U.S. New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich introduced the Maternal and Infant Syphilis Prevention Act, which would guide states on best practices to prevent pregnant women from passing the disease on to ...

The rise in syphilis cases can be partially attributed to a lack of sexual education, one expert says. (Getty Creative) Soon you will be able to test for syphilis at home, thanks to a ...

Syphilis is on the rise in San Luis Obispo County, local medical officials warned. The sexually transmitted infection — which is most commonly spread through unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex ...

Share on Pinterest A new report from the CDC shows that syphilis cases spiked in 2022 while the number of cases of other sexually transmitted infections were flat or decreased. Anchiy/Getty Images A ...

With congenital syphilis at a 30-year high in the US, experts stress that early and universal syphilis screening in pregnancy is vital to protect both mothers and newborns from preventable harm. Study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A proposed bill would enable HHS to further address the congenital syphilis ...

In the '90s, the U.S. had almost completely eliminated cases of syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease that can be devastating if left untreated. Today, rates of syphilis in the U.S. are at a ...

Syphilis cases in the United States increased by 80% between 2018 and 2022. This is a sexually transmitted infection that was nearly eradicated in the 1990s. Rates increased throughout the country in ...

Congenital syphilis represents one of the most devastating yet preventable threats to infant health, with cases climbing at an alarming rate across the United States. This resurgent public health ...

Offering optional syphilis tests in the emergency room can lead to dramatic results, UChicago Medicine researchers have found. In a study of some 300,000 emergency department encounters in Chicago, a ...

Detroit — Back from the brink of eradication, syphilis is spiking in Michigan, prompting alarm within the medical community. Mirroring national patterns, the number of syphilis cases doubled in ...

Congenital syphilis cases have remained persistently high in the city for the last five years, new data shows. Cases of congenital syphilis, a life-threatening disease that affects infants, rose by 6% ...