Patients aged between 40 and 49 years, heterosexual patients, and patients diagnosed in the emergency department are the least likely patient groups to complete syphilis treatment. Only slightly more ...

Syphilis has been rising sharply in the United States, with especially high rates in Southern states. Now, a new study from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If “syphilis” sounds to you like an illness people got in another century, you’re not alone. For decades, the infection was widely ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I read that in the 1700s, animal blood was transfused into humans to cure syphilis. Is this true? — T.U. Dear T.U.: The story is a bit more complicated. Transfusion from animals into ...

As part of Sexually Transmitted Infections Awareness Week, April 12-18, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reminds residents to advocate for their sexual health and get tested for ...

Drugmaker Pfizer is warning doctors that it expects to run low on supplies of Bicillin L-A, a long-acting injection of the antibiotic penicillin, the preferred option for treating syphilis during ...

US adults diagnosed as having late-stage syphilis are at higher risk for major cardiovascular conditions such as stroke and ...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is urging people to get tested regularly for STIs during STI Awareness ...

The decreases come after years of ramped-up screening, awareness campaigns and ensuring prompt reporting of positive tests.

If “syphilis” sounds to you like an illness people got in another century, you’re not alone. For decades, the infection was widely considered a disease of the past. But after years of decline, ...