A New York infant who lives outside the city has died from a presumed syphilis infection in the third such case this year, prompting health officials to call for more education and testing. The state ...

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that can be cured with antibiotics. But if you don't treat it and you get pregnant, you pass it on to your baby. “You definitely can,” Dr. Sunil Joshi said. ...

A routine antenatal check-up at a telehealth-supported primary health centre in Manipur detected syphilis in a pregnant woman and started treatment. The case underlines how digital primary care can ...

New numbers show a 28% jump in cases over two years. We break down what's behind these numbers. Maternal syphilis rates rose 28% from 2022 to 2024, and untreated infection during pregnancy can cause ...

The sharp rise in maternal syphilis cases has coincided with an alarming spike in congenital syphilis, or cases when a baby becomes infected before birth. In infants, syphilis can be a severe, ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has updated and relaunched a groundbreaking billboard and awareness campaign, “Syphilis Can be Fatal to Your Baby,” warning of the ...

At least three babies have died of presumed congenital syphilis in New York state this year, prompting health officials to warn about the risks of the preventable infection. A pregnant woman can pass ...

Mississippi leads the nation in the rates of sexually transmitted diseases, and one is in the spotlight because the state is working to stop the spread, particularly from mom to baby. Overall, Invigor ...

Dr. Alla Kushnir was alarmed. In the decade she’d been at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, she rarely tested babies for congenital syphilis. But about five years ago, she noticed a troubling ...

Australians are being urged to get tested for syphilis after a rise in cases of the sexually transmitted infection (STI), which recently caused the death of an unborn baby. Around 1,340 cases of ...

Michigan has seen progress in its overall syphilis rates over the last three years, declining 29% since 2021. However, the sexually transmitted infection (STI) is an increasing danger for newborn ...