Paleogenomics has finally solved a question that has puzzled researchers for decades: Where did syphilis come from?

For centuries, scientists have disputed the origins of syphilis. A new study of ancient DNA supports an American origin for ...

The implications of this research are manifold. The study paints a grim picture of colonialism’s unintended consequences.

But there's evidence that 15th-century colonialists spread Syphilis worldwide. Syphilis and Christopher Columbus have more in common than you might think. Both touched down on new continents and ...

For years, he tried to expose the Tuskegee syphilis study, but no one would listen. By Maggie Jones One afternoon in the ...

This documented epidemic is now interpreted to be the first historical account of syphilis. The origin of syphilis is the subject of a decades-long debate. The late 15th century outbreak occurred ...

Secretary to issue guidance to states on best practices for screening and treatment of congenital syphilis under Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and the Indian Health ...

Accusatory finger-pointing about the scourge, syphilis, began almost immediately ... been infecting humanity much longer - one that flew under the radar, perhaps mistaken for leprosy or another ...

Syphilis was soon rampant across the Continent and beyond, but its origins continued to be fiercely debated, with some historians claiming it was actually home-grown. Now, scientists have carried ...

Although they exercised their Philadelphia birthright to put their lips together and blow after Jalen Hurts had thrown another sickly pass in the second quarter that would bring on Eagles punter ...

Syphilis was soon rampant across the Continent and beyond, but its origins continued to be fiercely debated, with some historians claiming it was actually home-grown. Now, scientists have carried out ...