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

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 ...

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

While sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, syphilis in newborns​ continued to rise, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Surveillance data captured from patients in sexual and gender minority groups showed a high prevalence of bacterial STIs, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis.

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 ...