syphilis

Amid coronavirus, Alaska health officials are dealing with another outbreak — syphilis.

The state of Hawaii has seen an increase in the rate of syphilis cases discovered in newborns and women over the last four years. According to the state’s health department, the rate had held steady at zero to two cases per year between 2000 and...

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TUSKEGEE, Ala. — Lucenia Dunn spent the early days of the coronavirus pandemic encouraging people to wear masks and keep a safe distance from each other in Tuskegee, a mostly Black city where the government once used unsuspecting African American...

Fewer Black people have received Covid-19 vaccines than White people. Some people have attributed these lower rates to distrust stemming from the Tuskegee Syphilis Study -- but there are modern factors at play.

Cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis have increased significantly across the military over the past eight years, a study found. Black service members, women, and enlisted personnel with lower levels of education are most at risk of...

Untreated syphilis can cause fetal death and about 40 percent of untreated babies with the infection die. Black, Hispanic and Native American babies are disproportionately affected by the illness.

The increases in syphilis and other STDs may have several causes, experts say, including decreased condom use.

Rates of congenital syphilis are rising at an alarming rate in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on the family of one baby battling the disease.

Syphilis infections rose by 57% from 2019 to 2022.

The US is in the midst of an "out of control" STD epidemic, with cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia on the rise nationwide.

Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis could decrease bacterial infections, like chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, in populations that are most at risk.

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A staggering 207,000 syphilis cases were reported in the US in 2022 — an 80% increase since 2018.

Syphilis cases have risen to their highest level in more than seven decades.

The first at-home syphilis test has been approved for sale in the US as the worsening epidemic and decades-long rise in cases continues.

Health Department officials reported a significant 36% spike in syphilis cases among women and an 11% jump in the gonorrhea rate among men in the city in 2022 — when a tidal wave of migrants began flooding the Big Apple, according to the most...