In a busy clinic in Jackson, Mississippi, a clinician performs a rapid syphilis test on a pregnant woman. Within 15 minutes, the results are in — she is infected — and treatment can begin immediately.

April is recognized as STI Awareness Month, and healthcare providers are urging Southeast Texas residents to prioritize routine testing as cases of […] ...

On August 16 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the sale of the first over-the-counter at-home test for syphilis in an effort to contain a national surge in the sexually transmitted ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In the United States, syphilis cases rose by nearly 80% between 2018 and 2023, with 209,253 cases reported in the latest year of data. The infection, which can be transmitted ...

University of Alberta-led research reports that new cases of syphilis dropped in Alberta following the introduction of rapid point-of-care testing and same-day treatment. The research team compared ...

In a recent study published in The Lancet Public Health, researchers performed a meta-analysis on the utility of syphilis self-testing (SST). Study: The role of syphilis self-testing as an additional ...

The venereal disease research laboratory test (VDRL) is a blood test that can identify syphilis infections. Syphilis is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The Centers for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As syphilis rates rise at an alarming rate in Tennessee and across the nation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the ...

Labcorp (LH) to serve as the exclusive NOWDiagnostics (NOWDx) distributor for clinical testing in the U.S., offering First to Know® Syphilis Test nationwide BURLINGTON, N.C., Oct 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ ...

ALEXANDRIA, VA — After the Alexandria Health Department shared that Alexandria had higher rates of syphilis than the region and state, a public clinic is stepping in to help. Neighborhood Health, a ...