According to LDH’s fourth-quarter surveillance report, the total number of early syphilis diagnoses in Louisiana dropped from 1,857 in 2023 to 1,557 in 2024. That includes both Primary & Secondary ...

A recent study offers a promising sign in syphilis incidence, a preventable and curable STI that has been surging across the U.S.

The new study reveals a recent decline in syphilis incidence from its peak in 2022, a trend more pronounced among traditionally higher-burden groups including men, younger adults, those living with ...

NORFOLK, Va. — NORFOLK, Va.— Local health leaders are raising awareness and looking into ways to stop the rise in syphilis ...

Navajo Nation reduces syphilis cases by bringing healthcare to the community, overcoming barriers and offering mobile testing ...

The County's Health Department’s STI Clinic has delivered essential, life-changing care to over a thousand residents in just ...

One syphilis treatment costs nearly $4,000 to purchase from pharmaceutical manufacturers. Mesa County Public Health Executive ...

Tertiary syphilis, which can develop years to decades after the initial infection, is characterized by chronic inflammatory ...

Syphilis, a disease with origins stretching back to the 1400s, is surging in Hampton Roads, and it’s enough to catch the eye of the Norfolk Department of Health, which is taking steps to spread the ...

Syphilis, a disease with origins stretching back to the 1400s, is surging in Hampton Roads, and it’s enough to catch the eye ...

Most newborns with congenital syphilis, however, must spend 10 days on intravenous penicillin in intensive care. Without quick treatment, complications can include rashes, fever, anemia ...

Congenital syphilis may cause stillbirth, miscarriages, vision or hearing loss, intellectual disability and more. Most of these cases could be prevented with early testing and treatment during ...