Syphilis spreads primarily through vaginal, anal or oral sex, Shen explains. Condoms greatly reduce risk, but they do not fully eliminate it because the bacteria can still enter through tiny breaks in ...

Syphilis — an illness that’s been around for centuries, afflicting monarchs, artists and regular folk alike — is on the rise in the U.S. Rates of the sexually transmitted disease are climbing ...

The US has recently added 53 more measles cases to its groewing total, largely fueled by outbreaks in 3 states, though 44 ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted market authorization to the first at-home syphilis test amid a decades-long rise of cases in the U.S. The test, which detects syphilis antibodies in ...

A person can order a home syphilis test online or buy one from some in-store pharmacies. Usually, an individual needs to take a blood sample from a finger prick. And more thorough tests, which can ...

In the study, the highest risk of maternal syphilis was found in Black mothers, women aged 24 and under, unmarried women, and ...

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection. Without treatment, the stages of syphilis include symptoms that worsen over time. They can lead to severe or possibly fatal complications. Syphilis is a ...

Dr. Park is a professor of family and community medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Nobody should be dying of syphilis in 2024. That’s the credo of Elizabeth Glaser, a public ...

Data on more than 1.4 millions incarcerated individuals in 43 countries shows STI rates are particularly high in adolescents ...

Syphilis produces similar symptoms in both men and women. In the early stages, which are more infectious, the symptoms are mild and often difficult to recognize. The symptoms develop in three stages: ...