The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted marketing authorization for the first at-home syphilis test. The over-the-counter First To Know Syphilis Test, made by NOWDiagnostics in Arkansas, ...

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first at-home, OTC test to detect syphilis — a much-needed diagnostic tool for an infectious disease that has experienced a spike in ...

Self-testing for syphilis could reduce the sexually transmissible infection's global impact, a Monash University-led study has found. Syphilis continues to be a major health issue, with an estimated 7 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The rise in syphilis cases can be partially attributed to a lack of sexual education, one expert says. (Getty Creative) (jarun011 ...

Forty-two babies in Australia died from congenital syphilis between 2011 and 2025, with the outbreak driving health workers ...

Despite a 127% increase in screenings of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the emergency department (ED) from 2020 to 2024, only 9.9% of patients were screened for syphilis, according to a ...

Providing optional syphilis tests to most people seeking care at a large emergency department led to a dramatic increase in syphilis screening and diagnosis, according to a study of nearly 300,000 ...

The United States has a shortage of the only first-line medication recommended for pregnant women with syphilis to prevent ...

Gonorrhea and syphilis continue to rise across Europe, prompting renewed warnings about infertility, congenital infection, and missed diagnoses.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – A regional initiative to combat rising syphilis cases in Hampton Roads is showing positive results one year after its launch. Health officials reported an increase in testing ...