Syphilis Antibiotic In Short Supply
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 -- Infectious disease experts are warning that a shortage of a key antibiotic for treating syphilis could make it hard to fight the spread of the disease. The United States already has a big problem with syphilis, with cases... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Pfizer Warns of Shortage of Antibiotic Used to Fight Syphilis
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 -- Infectious disease experts are warning that a shortage of a key antibiotic for treating syphilis could make it hard to fight the spread of the disease. The United States already has a big problem with syphilis, with cases... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Antibiotic Shortage Could Fuel Rise in Syphilis Rates
The primary drug used to treat the sexually transmitted infection could be scarce into next year, Pfizer warns. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Benjamin Ryan Tags: Sexually Transmitted Diseases Shortages Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Syphilis Antibiotics Factories and Manufacturing Medicine and Health Drug Resistance (Microbial) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Pfizer Inc your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news

Pfizer Warns of Shortage of Antibiotic Used to Fight Syphilis
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 -- Infectious disease experts are warning that a shortage of a key antibiotic for treating the sexually transmitted infection syphilis could make it hard to fight the spread of the disease. The United States already has a big... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Pfizer Warns of Shortage of Antibiotic, Bicillin L-A, Used to Fight Syphilis
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 -- Infectious disease experts are warning that a shortage of a key antibiotic for treating the sexually transmitted infection syphilis could make it hard to fight the spread of the disease. The United States already has a big... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

The Conspirituality of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
This article has been adapted from Chapter 23 of Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat by Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, and Julian Walker. Copyright © 2023. Available from PublicAffairs, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc. (Source: TIME: Health)
Source: TIME: Health - July 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, and Julian Walker Tags: Uncategorized freelance politics Source Type: news

Number of Alberta babies born with syphilis rising at alarming rate, experts say
The province's new sexually transmitted infections report shows the number of Alberta babies born with syphilis is rising at what experts say is an unacceptable and alarming rate. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - July 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news

GPs urged to be vigilant as UK gonorrhoea and syphilis rates hit record highs
Levels of gonorrhoea in the UK were the highest on record last year and syphilis rates the highest since 1948 - prompting warnings to health professionals to be alert for potential cases. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - June 12, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Clinical News Source Type: news

Syphilis cases in B.C. youth have nearly doubled, health officials say. But some may not know they have it
The sexually transmitted infection has nearly doubled in numbers for young people in B.C. over the last five years, and health experts say it's important to get tested as syphilis symptoms can often go unnoticed. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - June 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news

Gonorrhoea and syphilis at record levels in 2022
Last year, gonorrhoea diagnoses were highest on record and syphilis diagnoses were highest since 1948. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Gonorrhoea and syphilis cases in England reach record highs - latest data
England saw a larger rise in gonorrhoea cases for 2022 than "ever before", particularly in young people, according to an expert. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Gonorrhoea and syphilis sex infections reach record levels in England
There were 82,592 cases of gonorrhoea in 2022 - up 50% on the year before, officials say. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mozambique: HIV/Syphilis Community Surveillance Under Way in Maputo Suburbs
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Health Institute (INS), through the Polana Caniço Health Center (CISPOC), is carrying out HIV/Syphilis community surveillance in Maputo suburbs. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 19, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news

New Rules Allow More Gay Men to Donate Blood in the U.S.
WASHINGTON — Gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships can donate blood in the U.S. without abstaining from sex, under a federal policy finalized Thursday by health regulators. The Food and Drug Administration guidelines ease decades-old restrictions designed to protect the blood supply from HIV. The agency announced plans for the change in January and said this week the new approach can now be implemented by blood banks. The updated guidelines do away with a requirement that men who have sex with men abstain from sex for three months prior to giving blood. Instead, all potential donors—regardless of sex...
Source: TIME: Health - May 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matthew Perrone/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Public Health wire Source Type: news

Penicillin Hard to Find as Syphilis Cases Rise Penicillin Hard to Find as Syphilis Cases Rise
The FDA said that the increased demand for the drug is due to rises in strep throat and syphilis.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - April 28, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news