Early syphilis therapy was a focus of intense research in the early 20th century with many and varied approaches being used. The development of penicillin and its efficacy in the treatment of ...

In a concerning development that has caught the attention of public health officials nationwide, syphilis - a sexually ...

What it’s looking like is a stabilization” and, hopefully, a decline will follow, state epidemiologist Dr. Rachel Herlihy ...

While appropriate treatment of the pregnant female can prevent congenital syphilis, the major deterrent has been the inability to effectively identify these women and get them to undergo treatment.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - There has been a rise in reported cases of congenital syphilis (CS) -- people passing down syphilis to ...

NOWDiagnostics, Inc. (NOWDx), a leader in developing over-the-counter (OTC) and point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests, proudly ...

A new treatment for sexually-transmitted diseases seems to be slowing an STI epidemic — but not everyone can get it ...

As rates of syphilis and HIV continue to climb in Canada, a dual rapid test recently was approved by federal regulators,.

This resistance makes successful treatment much more difficult, if not impossible. Bacteria are also responsible for syphilis, which transmits through vaginal, anal, or oral sex without a condom ...

Local health care providers are being advised to take part in an online session for the treatment and management of syphilis ...