Alabama has made some improvements in lowering rates of some sexually transmitted diseases over the last three years, according to recent data from the state’s health department. But cases of one ...

A study in Health Economics uncovered an unintended consequence of a major medical breakthrough: while the availability of ...

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 ...

Dr. Edward Hook — director of the STD Control Program for the Jefferson County Department of Health — spoke to PEOPLE to explain the recent uptick in the sexually transmitted infection Vanessa Etienne ...

Syphilis has been rising sharply in the United States, with especially high rates in Southern states. Now, a new study from ...

Texas sees 22% rise in syphilis cases and sharp increase in congenital syphilis affecting newborns. Dallas County reports 62% ...

Syphilis is skyrocketing, but many people don't seem to care. That's a huge problem, and it's one of the reasons we ended up in this situation in the first place, experts say. Still, they advise ...

Syphilis cases have soared to their highest level in more than seven decades, according to disturbing new data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A staggering 207,000 syphilis ...

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 agency's data shows that 3,761 babies were born ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Judy Stone focuses her writing on infectious diseases. This article is more than 3 years old. A patient with papulosquamous ...

TEMISKAMING SHORES - Northeastern Public Health (NEPH) is urging area residents to seek out early testing and treatment in response to a rise in cases of syphilis, a potentially lethal ...

Researchers have for decades believed that of these diseases, only syphilis could be transmitted congenitally, lending to the ...