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First at-home syphilis antibody test gets FDA authorization as STD cases spike in US

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, ...
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Over-the-Counter Syphilis Test Now Available for Purchase

Credit: NOWDiagnostics The First to Know Syphilis Test retails for $29.99 and is available online and at major retailers and pharmacies. Positive results indicate the presence of antibodies to ...
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First and Only In-Home Test for Syphilis Now Available to Consumers through Major Retailers and Public Health: NOWDiagnostics Launches First To Know® Syphilis Test Across the U.S.

SPRINGDALE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NOWDiagnostics, Inc. (NOWDx), a developer of over-the-counter (OTC) and point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests, today announced that its First To Know® Syphilis Test—a ...
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Syphilis cases have surged nationwide; here are the STI's symptoms and how to treat it

Syphilis cases have been rising at an alarming rate in the United States, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As concerns for syphilis and sexually ...
Wicked Local

FDA approves first home-test for syphilis. Here's what to know about it.

This week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the way for putting the first at-home, over-the-counter test to detect syphilis antibodies in human blood. Test-kits for syphilis for the ...
Inverse

The FDA Just Approved Another At-Home Test For STIs — This One For Syphilis

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 ...
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FDA authorizes marketing of over-the-counter antibody syphilis test

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted NOWDiagnostics marketing authorization for the first at-home and over-the ...
The Hill

FDA gives green light to first at-home syphilis test as cases rise

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted market authorization to the first at-home syphilis test amid a decades-long rise of cases in the U.S. The test, which detects syphilis antibodies in ...

Syphilis making a comeback, health officials warn. CDC map shows where risk is highest

Compared to about a decade ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said congenital syphilis cases are 700% higher ...
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Biden health officials urge syphilis, hepatitis C & HIV tests on National HIV Testing Day (exclusive)

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. tktktk Federal officials, healthcare providers, and activists converged at a Walgreens in downtown Washington, D.C., earlier this ...
Medscape

Clinicians Must Do More in Testing and Treatment for Syphilis During Pregnancy

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling for urgent physician action after nearly 3800 infants were born with syphilis in 2022, a more than 10-fold increase from 2012. That action ...

Syphilis cases in expectant mothers have dramatically risen since the pandemic – here’s what’s driving the trend

In January 2026, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the rate of maternal syphilis rose by 28% from 2022 to 2024, from just over 280 to nearly 360 cases per 100,000 ...