Annual cases of sexually transmitted diseases reached an all-time high for a sixth consecutive year, according to the CDC, with the sharpest increase in cases of syphilis among newborns. “Less than 20 ...

Syphilis cases in newborn babies have risen over 10 times the number reported a decade ago, and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sounding the alarm with a new report.

Chicago's new Syphilis Elimination Plan, released earlier this month, hopes to address an alarming increase here in congenital syphilis cases. Chicago’s 2023 chlamydia rate was twice the national rate ...

Federal data released this week show that Arizona has one of the highest rates of congenital syphilis - mother to infant transmission - in the country. And the problem is particularly bad in Southern ...

Data released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a troubling trend: a sharp rise in the number of pregnant women diagnosed with syphilis, a sexually transmitted ...

Kenya is reporting a surge in syphilis, while Baringo County leads in Hepatitis B infections. Approximately 1.8 per cent of the population tests positive for the disease. This is according to a new ...