National Coalition of STD Directors Warns of Bicillin L-A Shortage
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 -- In a survey from the National Coalition of STD Directors conducted in early November, 46 percent of sexual health clinics said they had tried to order Bicillin L-A only to find that it was unavailable. This comes as syphilis... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 4, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
STD Specialists Warn of Shortage of Vital Syphilis Drug, Bicillin L-A
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 -- As syphilis cases surge across America, a group representing the nation ' s STD specialists says members are reporting shortages of a drug essential to fighting the disease.
In a survey from the National Coalition of STD... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 4, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Malpractice dos and don'ts: Primer scoops top RSNA award
The authors of a practical guide designed to help radiologists avoid malpractice claims have received one of 17 magna cum laude awards handed out by the RSNA 2023 judges. Another prizewinner is about imaging of syphilis.
"The majority of radiologists will face litigation in their careers," noted Luke Michael Wojdyla, a second-year radiology resident, and radiologist James Y. Chen, MD, both of UC San Diego Health in California, adding that in a 2021 survey, 71% of radiologists said they had been sued.
"Despite this, dedicated teaching of medicolegal issues is often lacking or incomplete in radiology training programs. Res...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 29, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Philip Ward Tags: MRI RSNA 2023 Source Type: news
In Michigan, 5 Women Contracted Syphilis Affecting the Eyes From the Same Asymptomatic Man
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 — In a disease cluster last year, one infected but asymptomatic man spread a rare form of syphilis that affects the eyes to five Michigan women, a new report finds.Since ocular syphilis remains very rare, researchers believe... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 27, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Public health officials in Michigan investigate five cases of EYE SYPHILIS in women who had sex with super-spreader man
Syphilis can enter the bloodstream and travel to other parts of the body - including the eyes. Health officials have identified five women affected by this, all of whom caught it from the same man (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Notes from the Field: Diagnosis of Congenital Syphilis and Syphilis Among Females of Reproductive Age Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Chicago, 2015-2022
This report describes increases in cases of congenital syphilis during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - November 22, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news
A Cluster of Ocular Syphilis Cases with a Common Sex Partner - Southwest Michigan, 2022
This report describes five cases of ocular syphilis in women who shared a sex partner. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - November 22, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news
How Late Can You Give Routine Newborn Care?
Discussion
Routine newborn screening and treatment is focused on assisting the infant’s transition to extrauterine life, screening for health problems that may or may not be easily identifiable, and preventing acute or chronic health problems. Healthy infants begin with healthy pregnancies including risk factor assessment and screening of mothers. Such routine maternal screening and treatment does or may include glucose tolerance tests, ultrasound examinations, screenings for maternal blood type (with appropriate administration of Rho(D) immunoglobulin if appropriate), Hepatitis B, Neisseria gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Cyt...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - November 20, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
How Late Can You Give Routine Newborn Care?
Discussion
Routine newborn screening and treatment is focused on assisting the infant’s transition to extrauterine life, screening for health problems that may or may not be easily identifiable, and preventing acute or chronic health problems. Healthy infants begin with healthy pregnancies including risk factor assessment and screening of mothers. Such routine maternal screening and treatment does or may include glucose tolerance tests, ultrasound examinations, screenings for maternal blood type (with appropriate administration of Rho(D) immunoglobulin if appropriate), Hepatitis B, Neisseria gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Cyt...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - November 20, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Taking Antibiotic After Sex Could Slash Your Risk for an STI. Here's What to Know
SATURDAY, Nov.18 -- Data showing that the antibiotic doxycycline might prevent a sexually transmitted infection (STI) if taken soon after sex made headlines earlier this year.As surging numbers of cases of syphilis and gonorrhea affect more... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 18, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
3,761 Cases of Congenital Syphilis Reported in U.S. in 2022
MONDAY, Nov. 13, 2023 -- In 2022, there were 3,761 cases of congenital syphilis, including 231 still births and 51 infant deaths, with lack of timely testing and adequate treatment during pregnancy contributing to most cases, according to a Vital... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Rates of syphilis in Salt Lake County have surged by 'alarming' 800% in four years
Rates of syphilis in Salt Lake County, Utah, have exploded by 800 percent. The surge could be due to a lack of access to condoms, which are discouraged in the state's highly Mormon population. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
With Congenital Syphilis on Rise, Clinicians Must Do More With Congenital Syphilis on Rise, Clinicians Must Do More
The complexities of syphilis testing and treatment may lead to missed cases. Experts offer best practices.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape ObGyn and Womens Health Headlines)
Source: Medscape ObGyn and Womens Health Headlines - November 10, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Rates of syphilis in BABIES have risen 10-FOLD in past decade to record high, according to 'dire' CDC report
In the past decade, cases of syphilis in babies have surged ten-fold in the US, rising to more than 3,700 hundred cases in 2022. CDC reported there were 3,761 cases of congenital syphilis last year. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Infants Are Born With Syphilis in Growing Numbers, a Sign of a Wider Epidemic
Congenital syphilis has become more than ten times as common over the past decade, the C.D.C. reported. “The situation is dire,” said one expert. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Sexually Transmitted Diseases Syphilis Tests (Medical) Shortages Pregnancy and Childbirth Medicine and Health Babies and Infants Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Source Type: news
