The incidence of syphilis is rising across US populations, with congenital syphilis and drug shortages posing major public health and treatment challenges.

The number of babies being born with syphilis has climbed for 12 straight years, continuing even as STIs have declined.

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

Johnson County was found to have one of the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections, according to Iowa’s Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS. The majority of the reported cases ...

A high prevalence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections was observed among individuals in sexual and gender minority groups, indicating the importance of cost-effective screening options and ...

Congenital syphilis cases, in which infected moms pass the disease to their babies, aren't seeing the same improvements. Such infections in infants can lead to deaths or lifelong health problems such ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump’s administration announced it would repurpose an old, generic drug as a new treatment for autism, it came as a surprise to many experts — including the ...

Developed by the FIGO Committee on Infections During Pregnancy, FIGO has released new evidence-based guidance aimed at tackling the growing global threat of syphilis during pregnancy.

But cases of congenital or newborn syphilis, in which the infection is transmitted from mother to child, continue to rise. The declines in STIs follow a decade of increases and failed efforts to stem ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed a rise in cases of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can lead to dementia if not treated. As per the latest figures, there were 9,535 ...

Though Black Americans represent 14 percent of the US population, they account for about 5 to 7 percent of clinical trial participants, according to the National Cancer Institute.