NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Few pregnant women are fully screened for syphilis in accordance with current guidelines, hints a review of records of roughly 1,900 women from four hospitals in Miami-Dade ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) renewed its recommendation for early and universal screening for syphilis during pregnancy. In line with its 2018 guidance, the update, published in ...

Officials say there's a rise in congenital syphilis. New recommendations hope to change that trend. Congenital syphilis is a serious infection that babies can get if their mom has it during pregnancy ...

With syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketing, a doctor's group now recommends that all pregnant patients be screened three times for the sexually transmitted infection.The American College of ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling for urgent physician action after nearly 3800 infants were born with syphilis in 2022, a more than 10-fold increase from 2012. That action ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Evidence remains consistent with past research supporting syphilis screening in pregnant people, the USPSTF said ...

Congenital syphilis has risen significantly in the United States. The Times would like to talk to women who experienced the condition when pregnant and learn how they dealt with it. By Apoorva ...