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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

Racial and educational inequities could be influencing factors in 89% of mother-to-child syphilis transmission across Brazil, according to new research published in The Lancet Global Health. The ...

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, ...

A spike in the number of babies born with syphilis has alarmed state health officials, with a vast majority of the cases reported in Milwaukee County. Congenital syphilis − when a pregnant person with ...

Syphilis in Newborns Keeps Rising, Despite Drop in Adult STI Cases THURSDAY, Sept. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) declined in U.S. adults last year, but syphilis ...

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 ...

Swansea Bay health board say they continue to see higher levels of syphilis than many other areas.