13 times more babies born with syphilis in Canada over 4 years, data shows
Syphilis infections are surging across Canada, including cases of babies born with congenital syphilis. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radio/The Current Source Type: news
These Morning-After Pills May Prevent STI ’s, Researchers Say
Taking a common antibiotic after sex greatly reduces the chances of developing syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea among men who have sex with men and among trans women. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Sexually Transmitted Diseases Syphilis Antibiotics Gonorrhea Chlamydia Drug Resistance (Microbial) Bacteria Infections Preventive Medicine Source Type: news
Rates of congenital syphilis are skyrocketing in the US. Here's why
Venus Johnson entered the world clinging to life. She stopped breathing shortly after delivery, and doctors massaged her tiny chest and held her upside down to clear her lungs of thick mucus, the result of an infection she caught in the womb: congenital syphilis. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - March 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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Rates of congenital syphilis are rising at an alarming rate in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on the family of one baby battling the disease. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - March 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
This infection is completely preventable in infants if it's caught in time, so why is it on the rise?
Venus Johnson entered the world clinging to life. She stopped breathing shortly after delivery, and doctors massaged her tiny chest and held her upside down to clear her lungs of thick mucus, the result of an infection she caught in the womb: congenital syphilis. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - March 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Science Falls Behind as Syphilis Stages Another Comeback
Syphilis is among the oldest known sexually-transmitted infections. Scientists still struggle to detect and treat it. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - February 21, 2023 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
FDA Moves to Ease Rules for Blood Donations from Gay Men
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is moving to further ease restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men and other groups that typically face higher risks of HIV.
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced draft guidelines that would do away with the current three-month abstinence requirement for donations from men who have sex with men. Instead, all potential donors would be screened with a new questionnaire that evaluates their individual risks for HIV based on sexual behavior, recent partners, and other factors.
If finalized, many gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships would be able to donate ...
Source: TIME: Health - January 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matthew Perrone/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Public Health wire Source Type: news
Substance Use Among Persons with Syphilis During Pregnancy - Arizona and Georgia, 2018-2021
This report describes the prevalence of substance use among person with syphilis during pregnancy. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - January 19, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Newborn Health Pregnancy Substance Use and Abuse Syphilis (Treponema pallidum Infection) Women's Health Source Type: news
Pregnant Women With Syphilis, Substance Use More Likely to Pass Infection to Babies
(MedPage Today) -- Pregnant patients with syphilis who used substances had a greater chance of passing the infection along to their baby compared with those without substance use, according to a CDC study conducted in Arizona and Georgia.
From... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - January 19, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Vital Signs: Missed Opportunities for Preventing Congenital Syphilis - United States, 2022
This report describes how health care providers outside of prenatal care settings can help prevent newborn syphilis through syphilis testing and treatment during pregnancy. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - January 6, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: Breastfeeding Diseases & Conditions MMWR Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report Syphilis (Treponema pallidum Infection) Pregnancy Source Type: news
Recommendations and Reports: CDC Laboratory Recommendations for Syphilis Testing, United States, 2024
This report provides new CDC recommendations for tests that can support a diagnosis of syphilis. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - January 6, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Syphilis (Treponema pallidum Infection) Source Type: news
Congenital syphilis as the cause of multiple bone fractures in a young infant case report - Koliou M, Chatzicharalampous E, Charalambous M, Aristeidou K.
BACKGROUND: The differential diagnosis of multiple unexplained bone fractures in a young infant usually includes child abuse or bone disease such as osteogenesis imperfecta. Bone abnormalities can occur in 60-80% of cases with congenital syphilis and may b... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 26, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Newfoundland pharmacies offering free STI testing, amid ongoing doctor shortage
HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis testing is being offered in certain pharmacies across Newfoundland as of Thursday. The tests are part of a research study to increase education about STDs and to encourage people to get tested. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - December 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador Source Type: news
Newfoundland pharmacies offering free STI testing amid doctor shortage
HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis testing is being offered in certain pharmacies across Newfoundland as of Thursday. The tests are part of a research study to increase education about sexually transmitted and blood-borne illnesses and to encourage people to get tested. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - December 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador Source Type: news
