Compared to about a decade ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said congenital syphilis cases are 700% higher ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An opt-out screening program significantly increased the testing rate of patients for syphilis, leading to more ...

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum. During pregnancy, this bacteria can ...

Soon you will be able to test for syphilis at home, thanks to a first-of-its-kind approval from the Food and Drug Administration this week. The test could help curb a recent uptick in infections of ...

In a busy clinic in Jackson, Mississippi, a clinician performs a rapid syphilis test on a pregnant woman. Within 15 minutes, the results are in — she is infected — and treatment can begin immediately.

Public health teams across the state ramped up efforts to target STIs after a sharp increase between 2020 and 2021.

More community-based testing for HIV and syphilis is necessary to tackle rising transmission rates in Indigenous communities.