The number of babies being born with syphilis has climbed for 12 straight years, continuing even as STIs have declined.

The news comes despite the best efforts of the White House administration to throw the health of queer people under the bus.

In 2024, U.S. cases of newborn syphilis increased for the 12th consecutive year, but the rate of growth is slowing, according to CDC data published ...

MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Mecklenburg County Public Health is issuing an urgent public health advisory to all pregnant women and healthcare providers regarding the increased risk of ...

A new campaign is calling on sexually active people, especially rangatahi and wāhine Māori, to make STI screening a regular part of their health checks. It follows a 45 percent rise in syphilis cases ...

The incidence of syphilis is rising across US populations, with congenital syphilis and drug shortages posing major public ...

Developed by the FIGO Committee on Infections During Pregnancy, FIGO has released new evidence-based guidance aimed at ...

It's an unwelcome distinction for Texas, with alarming statistics being reported involving newborns and a common sexually transmitted disease. Our state leads the nation when it comes to babies born ...

Cases of the three nationally reportable STIs — chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis — declined overall for the third straight ...

With congenital syphilis at a 30-year high in the US, experts stress that early and universal syphilis screening in pregnancy is vital to protect both mothers and newborns from preventable harm. Study ...

Rwanda’s low coverage of syphilis testing among pregnant women is putting mothers and newborns at risk of severe complications – such as stillbirth, newborn death, and babies born with congenital ...