A rising number of syphilis infections in Arlington is driving a push to do better at testing and treating the sexually ...

New numbers show a 28% jump in cases over two years. We break down what's behind these numbers.

The federal government is committed to tackling Australia’s concerning levels of syphilis, dedicating nearly $222m in funding ...

The latest report finds that the maternal syphilis rate increased 16% from 2022 to 2023 and an additional 10% from 2023 to ...

The USPSTF concludes with high certainty that screening asymptomatic pregnant persons for syphilis infection has a substantial net benefit. (HealthDay News) — The US Preventive Services Task Force ...

Ancient DNA from a 5,500-year-old skeleton in Colombia reveals the oldest genome of "Treponema pallidum" yet, sharpening ...

While other sexually transmitted infections like chlamydia and gonorrhea also saw increased rates during the same time frame, the CDC called the sharp increase in syphilis infections “alarming.” ...

Syphilis has long played a role in human history: some think that notable figures like Dracula author Bram Stoker and Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin had the disease. And scientists know that the ...

The findings represent the oldest complete set of genetic information from this bacterial group and shed light on its ...

Part of the problem likely comes down to the state's high number of people without health insurance, the study's authors said ...

The findings, announced in a Jan. 22 press release, are the result of a study of 5,500-year-old human remains in Sabana de ...

“Our results push back the association of T. pallidum with humans by thousands of years, possibly more than 10,000 years ago ...