STDs Continue to Climb in the U.S.
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 -- Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are surging in the United States, with notable increases seen in case counts of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia.
Overall, STIs grew by 7% in 2021, reaching 2.5 million cases,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Syphilis Rates Jumped by Nearly a Third in 2021, CDC Says
Cases of major sexually transmitted infections rose to more than 2.5 million in 2021, U.S. health officials said in a revised final report, led by rates of syphilis that increased more than a third from a year earlier.
Rates of syphilis rose about 32% in 2021, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had said in a preliminary report last year that it expected a 26% increase. Cases among infants, who can become infected during pregnancy, also jumped by about a third, leading to 220 stillbirths and infant deaths in 2021. Such cases have risen every year in the past decade, according to the CDC. Congenital infecti...
Source: TIME: Health - April 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ilena Peng/Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized bloomberg wire healthscienceclimate Research Source Type: news
Obamacare ruling, Medicaid overhaul could trigger an HIV resurgence
The potential loss of HIV and STD coverage comes at an already fraught moment for infectious disease experts, local public health departments and high-risk patients. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday released a report confirming that STD rates worsened significantly during…#std #syphilis #cdc #leandromena #medicaid #republicans #racheldeitch #prep #daskalakis #latinos (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Incidence of STIs Reduced With Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 -- Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis is associated with a lower incidence of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, according to a study published in the April 6 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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The tragic, preventable reasons syphilis is surging among U.S. infants
The spike in babies born with syphilis is driven in part by the nation’s drug and homelessness crisis. The trend is especially apparent across the Sun Belt. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
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Syphilis cases in babies skyrocket in Canada amid health-care failures
The number of babies born with syphilis in Canada is rising at a far faster rate than recorded in the United States or Europe, an increase public health experts said is driven by increased methamphetamine use and lack of access to the public health system for Indigenous people. (Source: CBC | Health)
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Map reveals US cities with highest STD rates
Southern cities are disproportionately represented in a roundup of metropolitan areas in the US with the highest per capita rates of sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV and syphilis. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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Mayo Clinic Minute: Signs and symptoms of syphilis
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US STD Cases Totaled 2.5 Million in Pandemic's Second Year US STD Cases Totaled 2.5 Million in Pandemic's Second Year
The United States tallied 2.5 million STD cases in 2021. Among the STDs, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and congenital syphilis cases combined were up 4.4% in 2021.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Links 2/23/2023
For readers in Europe, Asia and Africa, and night owls in the Americas: We will be doing a Roundtable with Gonzalo Lira tomorrow, February 24, at 2 AM EST. We will post it on the site so you don’t have to run around finding it. You will also be able to watch it later at your leisure. Apologies for…#africa #gonzalolira #lambert #xis #smo #alexandermercouris #globaltimes #sciencefallsbehind #syphilis #bigtobaccos (Source: Reuters: Health)
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