The sexually transmitted disease (STD) doubles a person’s risk of ruptured blood vessels and dramatically increases their ...

Infection with syphilis is associated with an increased risk for several major adverse cardiovascular outcomes and death, according to a study published online ...

Researchers have recovered ancient DNA containing bacteria related to syphilis — potentially pushing the known history of the disease back by more than 3,000 years, according to their study. The ...

Syphilis has been rising sharply in the United States, with especially high rates in Southern states. Now, a new study from ...

A study in Health Economics uncovered an unintended consequence of a major medical breakthrough: while the availability of ...

Although sexually transmitted infections are still at an epidemic level in the US, scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are expressing cautious optimism about some decreases ...

Amid the current syphilis “epidemic” in the U.S., doctors are seeing more patients with unusual vision and eye symptoms due to the sexually transmitted infection. A January 2024 CDC report stated that ...

Texas sees 22% rise in syphilis cases and sharp increase in congenital syphilis affecting newborns. Dallas County reports 62% ...

If “syphilis” sounds to you like an illness people got in another century, you’re not alone. For decades, the infection was widely considered a disease of the past. But after years of decline, ...

The FDA granted a green light to its first at-home, over-the-counter test to detect a person’s exposure to syphilis, offering a private option to help detect the sexually transmitted infection.

Eye syphilis is a manifestation of syphilis. Sometimes, it is the first sign of infection. It can affect almost any part of the eye and resemble a range of other eye diseases. Common symptoms of eye ...