The number of babies born with syphilis was 10 times higher last year in the United States than it was in 2012, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Congenital ...

Congenital syphilis rates are soaring. Are we doing everything we can to prevent it from affecting our community? Syphilis is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that initially begins as a ...

Skye McGregor is the recipient of a National Health and Medical Research Council Emerging Leadership Level 1 Investigator Grant 2025240. The Kirby Institute receives funding from the Australian ...

The Minnesota Department of Health reports a currently ongoing syphilis outbreak in Duluth and more than 1,800 new infections statewide in 2022, not including congenital cases. Syphilis can be ...

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 ...

Syphilis has been on the rise in recent years. The CDC is warning about "dire" levels of babies born with syphilis in the U.S., with a new analysis showing a tenfold increase from 2012 to 2022. The ...

The shock resurgence of an old disease is causing pain and misdiagnoses. New cases are outpacing public health officials’ ability to keep up. Tim could not sleep; his body ached from deep within. He ...

CHICAGO -- Disease detectives in Chicago say they have been seeing a worrisome trend: Patients complaining of unusual symptoms like vision and eye problems, headaches and hearing loss or dizziness ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Alarmed by yet another jump in syphilis cases in newborns, U.S. health officials are calling for stepped-up prevention measures, including encouraging millions of women of childbearing ...

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