syphilis

Sexually transmitted disease rates in the state are on the rise, surpassing pre-COVID levels. In particular, Florida ranks 14th on the CDC's national list when it comes to congenital syphilis.

From workplace violence to syphilis in babies, our panel of medical experts discusses April's health care headlines.

Central Florida saw huge increases in syphilis cases between 2018 and 2022. Experts aren't sure why. Meanwhile, doctors think cases are likely to continue increasing.

Injectable penicillin is the go-to treatment for syphilis and the only treatment considered safe for pregnant people with the disease.

It's not clear why infectious cases of syphilis rose 9% while gonorrhea dropped 9%, the CDC reports. Syphilis is less common than gonorrhea or chlamydia but considered more dangerous.

Our expert panel discusses pressing issues like a sharp rise in syphilis cases, the widening gender gap in life expectancy and the intricacies of COVID-19 vaccination efforts.

Health departments across the U.S. lost the final two years of a $1 billion federal investment to prevent STDs because the grant was canceled as part of this summer's deal on the debt ceiling

Statistics from 2021 show the rate of infectious syphilis cases reached its highest since 1991 and the total number of cases rose 26% to hit its highest since 1948.

The men were denied access to a cure, even when one became widely available. The study came to an end nearly four months after a July 25, 1972, AP report by reporter Jean Heller. In observance of the 50th anniversary of Heller’s groundbreaking investigation, the AP is republishing the original report.

Congenital syphilis rates keep climbing, according to newly released federal data. But the primary funding source for most public health departments has been largely stagnant, its purchasing power dragged even lower by inflation.