Sexually transmitted infections are rising in the U.S.—particularly syphilis, which increased by 26% from 2020 to 2021, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
From 2018 and 2022, cases skyrocketed by nearly 80%, totaling more than 207,000. Cases of syphilis have hit the highest rate of new infections since the 1950s, according to a new report from the ...
Skye McGregor is the recipient of a National Health and Medical Research Council Emerging Leadership Level 1 Investigator Grant 2025240. The Kirby Institute receives funding from the Australian ...
In rare cases, a person may develop tertiary syphilis, the worst case of the condition. It can cause severe damage to several organs and systems and even death. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted ...
New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that South Dakota has the highest rate of syphilis in the United States. The average rate of syphilis in the United ...
HOUSTON — There's a syphilis outbreak in Houston that has the city increasing its efforts to reduce the number of cases being reported. The Houston Health Department said this syphilis outbreak is ...
Cases of congenital syphilis are on the rise in Arkansas. Credit: Arkansas Department of Health Data from the Arkansas Department of Health shows that cases of congenital syphilis — cases in which the ...