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 ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Syphilis infections quadrupled among Iowa women between 2019 and 2022, and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services says it’s still seeing that trend in 2024. Iowa ...

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

DOUGLAS COUNTY HEALTH ISSUES AN URGENT WARNING ABOUT A RISE IN A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS INFECTIOUS SYPHILIS RATES AND WOMEN HAVE INCREASED 450% SINCE 2020. THE ...

THURSDAY, Sept. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) declined in U.S. adults last year, but ...

U.S. New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich introduced the Maternal and Infant Syphilis Prevention Act, which would guide states on best practices to prevent pregnant women from passing the disease on to ...

pregnant woman The USPSTF reports that pregnant women can benefit from screening for syphilis infection. (HealthDay News) — The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that there is ...

ATLANTA — A syphilis surge is leading to changes in care for pregnant moms. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, syphilis cases among pregnant moms more than tripled in recent ...

But congenital syphilis cases, in which infected moms pass the disease to their babies, aren’t seeing the same improvements.

Silva is a pediatrician and newborn hospitalist in La Jolla and lives in Rancho Peñasquitos. In California, the number of babies born with syphilis (congenital syphilis) is increasing rapidly, ...

The Houston Health Department has declared a syphilis outbreak as cases have skyrocketed 128% among women in the city. According to most recent data, reported cases rose from 1,845 in 2019 to 2,905 in ...