Researchers found evidence that early versions of syphilis-causing bacteria existed in the Americas long before the arrival ...

In 2024, there was a 15.34% rise in syphilis diagnoses in Ireland, according to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.

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

Syphilis originated in the Americas before Columbus's arrival, and European colonialism facilitated its global spread and ...

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

When a mysterious flesh-rotting disease broke out in Europe in 1495, two years after Christopher Columbus returned from the ...

A recent study has provided significant evidence about the origin of syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease.

As the world confronts a renewed battle against syphilis, understanding its history and prevention remains critical. With ...

Syphilis originated in the Americas 8,000 years ago. But there#s evidence that 15th Century colonialists spread the disease ...

Researchers found evidence that early versions of syphilis-causing bacteria existed in the Americas long before the arrival of Columbus Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent The first historical ...

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

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