RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new report by the CDC reported that syphilis cases in newborns increased again for the twelfth year in a row in 2024 with almost 4,000 cases. According the the CDC, newborn ...

Healthbeat reports a 9% decline in STIs in 2024, but data limitations suggest caution in interpreting this trend. Congenital ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (KAIT) - New CDC data reports that U.S. cases of sexually transmitted infections declined from 2023, but newborn syphilis slightly increased in 2024. More than 2.2 million cases of STIs ...

Health officials are raising alarm about a rise in STDs across the United States. For the fifth consecutive year, combined cases of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis have risen in the United States, ...

While other sexually transmitted infections like chlamydia and gonorrhea also saw increased rates during the same time frame, the CDC called the sharp increase in syphilis infections “alarming.” ...

Chicago's new Syphilis Elimination Plan, released earlier this month, hopes to address an alarming increase here in ...

Syphilis cases in newborn babies have risen over 10 times the number reported a decade ago, and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sounding the alarm with a new report.

WASHINGTON • Public health officials grappling with record-high syphilis rates around the nation have pinpointed what appears to be a major risk factor: drug use. "Two major public health issues are ...