Houston, we have a problem. The number of syphilis cases in Houston, Texas, among women has jumped by 128% from 295 in 2019 up to 674 cases in 2022. That and other similar syphilis statistics have ...

Illinois public health officials announced that a new data collection process has been launched in an effort to combat a sharp rise in cases of congenital syphilis within the state. According to the ...

Syphilis is an STI that can cause serious health problems if left untreated. It’s possible to pass the infection to a baby during pregnancy, but effective treatment is available. Share on Pinterest ...

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 ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted market authorization to the first at-home syphilis test amid a decades-long rise of cases in the U.S. The test, which detects syphilis antibodies in ...

Little to no prenatal care, lack of testing for pregnant people and insufficient treatment of pregnant people with syphilis contributed to the increase. Getty Images/iStockphoto A disease among ...

Venus Johnson entered the world clinging to life. She stopped breathing shortly after delivery, and doctors massaged her tiny chest and held her upside down to clear her lungs of thick mucus, the ...

The woman said she was racked with pain and disbelief on the hospital bed, her belly slick with ultrasound gel, when a hospital worker delivered the news: There was a baby inside her. It was a boy.

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Department of Health has put out a health advisory warning of an impending shortage in Bicillin, used primarily for treating syphilis. MDH put out this advisory on the ...

Newborn syphilis cases, which can be fatal, have risen more than tenfold in the last decade and almost 32% in a single year, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Condoms can help prevent the spread of syphilis. Women who acquire syphilis before or during pregnancy and aren’t treated are at risk for passing it on to their babies. (Bryan Chan/Los Angeles ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recent CDC data showed a 17% increase in syphilis in the U.S. from 2021 to 2022. New syphilis testing ...