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FDA Authorizes First At-Home Test for Syphilis
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- August 16, 2024
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As syphilis cases surge throughout the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first diagnostic at-home test to spot the bacterial disease.
"This is the first at-home, over-the-counter test to detect Treponema pallidum [syphil...
Studies Support Use of Daily Antibiotic to Prevent STDs in High-Risk Groups
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- July 19, 2024
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It's long been known that popping the antibiotic doxycycline within 72 hours of a risky sexual encounter can greatly reduce a person's risk for a sexually transmitted infection (STI).
In fact, the U.S. Centers for Dis...
CDC Supports Use of Antibiotic as 'Morning After Pill' to Stop STDs
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- June 5, 2024
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In new guidelines released Tuesday, U.S. health officials now recommend that certain people take the antibiotic doxycycline as a morning-after pill to lower the risk of some sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
The latest recommendations only apply to gay and bisexual ...
Syphilis Is Increasingly Displaying Atypical, Severe Symptoms
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- April 29, 2024
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Syphilis cases are on the rise in the United States, and doctors in Chicago say they are increasingly seeing cases that don't display typical symptoms, such as rash or sk...
Climate Change Could Be Good News for Viruses Like COVID
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 29, 2024
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MONDAY, April 29, 2024 -- Climate change -- and closed windows -- could be aiding the spread of airborne viruses like the one that causes COVID-19, a new study suggests.
Increased l...
Screen Pregnant Women for Syphilis, Ob-Gyn Group Advises
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 19, 2024
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All expecting mothers should get a blood test for syphilis three times during pregnancy, new guidance issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends.
Antibiotic After Sex Slashed STD Rates in Study
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- March 5, 2024
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Just one dose of the antibiotic doxycycline taken after sex halved the number of chlamydia and syphilis cases in San Francisco, promising new research shows.
In the study, gay and bisexual men and transgender women who had a history of sexually transmitted infections or ...
Syphilis Rates Among Pregnant Women Have Tripled, CDC Data Shows
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- February 13, 2024
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Maternal syphilis rates have tripled in recent years, putting thousands of newborns at risk for infection, a new U.S. government report shows.
Left untreated, syphilis can damage the heart and brain and cause blindness, deafness and paralysis. When transmitted during pre...
U.S. Syphilis Cases Continue to Climb
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 30, 2024
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U.S. cases of syphilis have soared past numbers seen just a decade ago, new government statistics show.
The grim numbers are for 2022, the latest year for which an accurate tally is available.
More ...
FDA to Import Syphilis Drug From France Amid Shortage
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- January 11, 2024
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Amid an ongoing shortage of the first-line treatment for syphilis in the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will allow the importation of a different syphilis drug from a French drugmaker.
In a letter<...
STD Specialists Warn of Shortage of Vital Syphilis Drug
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 4, 2023
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As syphilis cases surge across America, a group representing the nation's STD specialists says members are reporting shortages of a drug essential to fighting the disease.
In Michigan, 5 Women Contracted Syphilis Affecting the Eyes From the Same Asymptomatic Man
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 27, 2023
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In a disease cluster last year, one infected but asymptomatic man spread a rare form of syphilis that affects the eyes to five Michigan women, a new report finds.
Since ocular syphilis remains very rare, researchers believe the strain of T. pallidum -- the syphi...
Taking Antibiotic After Sex Could Slash Your Risk for an STI. Here's What to Know
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 18, 2023
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Data showing that the antibiotic doxycycline might prevent a sexually transmitted infection (STI) if taken soon after sex made headlines earlier this year.
As surging numbers of cases of syphilis and gonorrhea affect m...
U.S. Syphilis Cases in Newborns Rose 10-fold Over a Decade
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 7, 2023
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An old scourge, syphilis, is returning with a vengeance in the United States, affecting not only adults but also the most vulnerable -- newborns.
Rates of congenital syphilis soared 10-fold between 2012 and 2022, according to new data released Tuesday by the U.S. Centers...
In Mississippi, a Huge Jump in Cases of Babies Born With Syphilis
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- September 21, 2023
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The United States is experiencing an alarming wave of congenital syphilis, and one southern state saw a 1,000% rise in babies born with the infection between 2016 and 2022.
The number of babies born with the infection in Mississippi rose from 10 in 2016 to 110 in 2022. S...
Pfizer Warns of Shortage of Antibiotic Used to Fight Syphilis
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 7, 2023
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Infectious disease experts are warning that a shortage of a key antibiotic for treating the sexually transmitted infection syphilis could make it hard to fight the spread of the disease.
The United States already has a big problem with syphilis, with cases rising for mor...
STDs Continue to Climb in the U.S.
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 11, 2023
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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are surging in the United States, with notable increases seen in case counts of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia.
Overall, STIs grew by 7% in 2021, reaching 2.5 million cases, according to the
Many Teens Don't Realize STD Risks From Oral Sex: Poll
- Robert Preidt
- February 2, 2022
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Many American teens and young adults underestimate the risk of sexually transmitted infections from unprotected oral sex, and that's especially true of young men, a new survey shows.
Doctors say oral sex can transmit herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV and human ...
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- September 16, 2021
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The number of U.S. infants born with syphilis is climbing at an alarming pace, reaching a high not seen since the 1990s, according to new government figures.
Newborn syphilis, a potentially fatal condition, was at one time nearly eliminated in the United States. But the ...