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.

A healthy, 15-year-old boy complains of a worsening sore throat that is aggravated by swallowing over the last 2 days. This ...

Sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, but syphilis in newborns continued to rise, according to new government data posted Wednesday.

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.