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

New Jersey health officials are sounding an alarm about the rising rates of syphilis. Between 2019 and 2022, syphilis cases ballooned 72%, and the number of babies born with the bacterial infection ...

In a concerning development that has caught the attention of public health officials nationwide, syphilis – a sexually transmitted infection once considered to be in decline – has made an alarming ...

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

Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise nationwide and in Oregon, with public health officials encouraging sexually active individuals to get tested because some people can have an infection ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Syphilis is on the rise in San Luis Obispo County, local medical officials warned. The sexually transmitted infection — which is ...

Bacterial sexually transmitted infections, including syphilis and gonorrhoea, have reached record high levels across Europe, ...

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 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted marketing authorization for the first at-home syphilis test. The over-the-counter First To Know Syphilis Test, made by NOWDiagnostics in Arkansas, ...

Canada has been experiencing an increasing number of syphilis diagnoses since 2016. Numerous provinces have declared outbreaks in recent years, with the highest rates observed in the Northwest ...

The first at-home, over-the-counter antibody test for syphilis received marketing authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday. This means biotechnology company ...