Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first at-home, OTC test to detect syphilis — a much-needed diagnostic tool for an infectious disease that has experienced a spike in ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted marketing authorization for the first at-home syphilis test. The over-the-counter First To Know Syphilis Test, made by NOWDiagnostics in Arkansas, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pre-intervention, only 6.2% encounters included syphilis testing, which increased to 52.4% postintervention.

As part of Sexually Transmitted Infections Awareness Week, April 12-18, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reminds residents to advocate for their sexual health and get tested for ...

Syphilis cases have been rising at an alarming rate in the United States, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As concerns for syphilis and sexually ...

The nation’s largest coalition of obstetricians issued an urgent warning Thursday calling on doctors to expand testing for syphilis during pregnancy amid a surge of cases in recent years. The American ...

The Laredo Public Health Department is offering free STI testing this week, inviting residents to bring a friend, get tested ...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is urging people to get tested regularly for STIs during STI Awareness ...

Knox County health officials are sounding the alarm after spotting a worrying local shift in sexually transmitted infections.

The Kansas City, Missouri Health Department sounded the alarm about syphilis in 2019. Since then, cases have continued to climb, spurred by the pandemic and reduced federal funding. New syphilis cases ...

The decreases come after years of ramped-up screening, awareness campaigns and ensuring prompt reporting of positive tests.