Why Are So Many People Getting Syphilis? An Expert Explains the Uptick in Cases Dr. Edward Hook — director of the STD Control Program for the Jefferson County Department of Health — spoke to ...

Progression Without treatment, roughly 1 in 4 people with syphilis will progress to tertiary syphilis. For all stages of infections, penicillins are the treatment of choice.

South Dakota has the highest rate of syphilis in the country, with 229 people with the STI per every 100,000 state residents.

Some people with latent syphilis will experience a tertiary stage of illness years to decades later that causes severe damage to the body’s organs, including the brain.

Dr. Jennifer Mullendore, medical director for Buncombe County Department of Health & Human Services, discusses the disease and its growing prevalence in the Asheville area.

Spain's wax museum of dermatology, once a treasured teaching tool for medical students, will be closing its doors. Founded in ...

It is rare for babies to be born with syphilis. During a typical year, the number of babies born with syphilis in Erie County ranges from zero to one. But this year, seven babies in Erie County ...

New cases of the sexually transmitted infection syphilis have risen again in England, continuing a trend dating back to the early 2000s.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a draft recommendation encouraging physicians to screen for syphilis in people who are pregnant as early as possible.The recommendation, an A-grade ...

Like an at-home test for gonorrhea and chlamydia that was approved late last year, the new syphilis assay offers people the privacy to test themselves in their own home.

With syphilis cases on the rise, NOWDx’s over-the-counter test offers rapid, in-home results in minutes and is now available nationwide in thousands of pharmacies, retail, and drugstore ...