Stop Syphilis Initiative sees early success through community outreach across Hampton Roads

Health officials have reported fewer syphilis cases and a 25% drop in congenital infections as testing and community outreach ...

Autonomous AI screening flags unreliable Lyme test results, boosting sensitivity to 95.7%

Computational point-of-care sensors can significantly improve access to diagnostics by enabling rapid patient testing outside ...
The Independent

Gonorrhea and syphilis cases hit record highs in Europe due to changing sexual habits and testing

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
BBC

Gonorrhoea and syphilis hit record levels in Europe

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including gonorrhoea and syphilis have hit record levels in Europe, according to new data. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said ...
EurekAlert!

Method for stress-testing cloud computing algorithms helps avoid network failures

Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have developed a more user-friendly and efficient method to help networking engineers identify potential system failures before they cause major problems, like a ...
WHYY

Cases of syphilis and other STIs drop in Pennsylvania, new data shows, as local counties ramp up prevention and testing

A stethoscope by a computer keyboard. computer technology is an integral part of medicine, healthcare, and medical/health insurance today. (buttershug/BigStock) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to ...
New York Post

Syphilis spikes in California as health chiefs warn sexually active to urgently get tested

Health officials are raising urgent concerns as syphilis infections surge across the United States, with several California counties reporting particularly alarming rates. Public health leaders say ...
Nature

Group Testing Algorithms and Applications

Group testing encompasses a suite of algorithmic strategies for identifying a sparse subset of defective items or infected individuals within a large population by pooling samples and conducting tests ...
KTLA

Syphilis cases are spiking in several California counties

Health officials around the country are sounding the alarm: Syphilis cases are spiking. And in several California counties, the numbers are staggering. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease; it’s ...
The Hill

Syphilis making a comeback, health officials warn. CDC map shows where risk is highest

(NEXSTAR) – Health officials around the country are sounding the alarm: Syphilis cases are spiking. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease; it’s considered congenital when its passed from mother ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

New Mexico sees drops in syphilis, other sexually transmitted infections

Good news: Rates of sexually transmitted infections are down — and, in some cases, way down — in New Mexico, despite the state’s yearslong struggle with higher-than-average numbers. Rates of syphilis ...