Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The rise in syphilis cases can be partially attributed to a lack of sexual education, one expert says. (Getty Creative) (jarun011 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A blood sample positive with syphilis Sexually transmitted infections have been on the rise in the United States since 2014, with ...

If “syphilis” sounds to you like an illness people got in another century, you’re not alone. For decades, the infection was widely considered a disease of the past. But after years of decline, ...

Doctors are being forced to ration penicillin as syphilis cases soar amid the “out of control” rise of sexually transmitted infections. According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) have developed a world-first portable point-of-care test that detects four common sexually transmitted ...

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 ...

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 caused by the ...

At least three babies have died of presumed congenital syphilis in New York state this year, prompting health officials to warn about the risks of the preventable infection. A pregnant woman can pass ...

Mississippi leads the nation in the rates of sexually transmitted diseases, and one is in the spotlight because the state is working to stop the spread, particularly from mom to baby. Overall, Invigor ...

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that can be cured with antibiotics. But if you don't treat it and you get pregnant, you pass it on to your baby. “You definitely can,” Dr. Sunil Joshi said. ...