While sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, syphilis in newborns​ continued to rise, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The rates of the sexually transmitted disease syphilis are higher in Gateshead than the North East as a whole and nationally, Gateshead Council data shows.

A new report by the CDC reported that syphilis cases in newborns increased again for the twelfth year in a row in 2024 with almost 4,000 cases.

New government data shows another decline in sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults, but also a continued rise in syphilis in newborns ...

While training for a marathon, a runner developed a rash that doctors initially treated as shingles — leading to an ...

More than half of the congenital syphilis cases detected in the city last year were among babies whose moms either received ...

A single dose of benzathine penicillin G is as effective as three weekly doses for treating patients with early syphilis, ...

A single dose of benzathine penicillin G is as effective as three doses for early syphilis, including in people with HIV, ...

“These results will help physicians simplify the treatment of syphilis for patients and reduce the time and inconvenience associated with multiple injections of penicillin administered in the past,” ...

Controversy persists regarding the appropriate duration of therapy with benzathine penicillin G in persons with early (i.e., primary, secondary, or early latent) syphilis (Treponema pallidum infection ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Once a nearly eradicated disease, it is now making a comeback. Syphilis is on the rise in both Virginia and the rest of the country, as health leaders warn there is a specific spike ...

During its second stage, syphilis may lead to a rash on one or several parts of the body. It most commonly affects the trunk, palms of the hands, and soles of the feet. The rash typically does not ...