STD epidemic slows as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall in US
The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels, according to federal data released Tuesday. The numbers represented some good news about sexually transmitted diseases,
Positive Turn in US STD Battle: Syphilis and Gonorrhea Cases Decline
The US has witnessed a significant decline in syphilis and gonorrhea cases according to recent federal data, marking the first substantial drop in over two decades. Enhanced use of preventive antibiotics,
America's Epidemic of STDs May Finally Be Slowing
The epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States appears to be cooling off after more than two decades, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study says. Gonorrhea cases dropped for a second year in 2023,
CDC: U.S. epidemic of STDs may finally be slowing
The epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States appears to be cooling off after more than two decades, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study says.
Sexually transmitted disease epidemic slows in US with fall in syphilis and gonorrhoea cases
"I’m encouraged, and it’s been a long time since I felt that way” about the nation’s epidemic of sexually transmitted infections, said the Center for Disease Control (CDC)
Sudden syphilis retreat in gay men is most likely tied to preventive antibiotic use
A new proven protocol in which doxycycline is used to prevent sexually transmitted infections — called doxyPEP — has been an ...
Tribal leaders ask feds to declare syphilis outbreak a public health emergency
This year in South Dakota, of 649 documented cases of syphilis, 546 have been among Native Americans, who make up only 9 ...
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Drop in Syphilis Cases as Gay Men Turn to doxyPEP
The CDC reports that syphilis diagnoses have decreased among gay and bisexual men, which may be due to increased use of ...
'Glimmer of hope' as STI rates slow, syphilis decreases among gay men
Primary and secondary syphilis cases dropped 13 percent among gay and bisexual men for the first time since the CDC began ...
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Tribal health leaders say feds haven’t treated syphilis outbreak as a public health emergency
Natalie Holt sees reminders nearly everywhere of the serious toll a years-long syphilis outbreak has taken in South Dakota.
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UAB-led consortium awarded more than $13 million in funding to combat syphilis epidemic
The funding will be used in two projects to combat growing syphilis rates in men and women in underserved areas. More than ...
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Syphilis being diagnosed in Cherokee County
When people hear about syphilis, a contagious venereal disease, they might think it's an old disease of royal families. But ...
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Recognizing and Treating Syphilis in Pregnancy
The number of primary and secondary syphilis cases in young women rose dramatically in the late 1980s and early 1990s, due to illicit drug use and the exchange of drugs for sex. Of infants born to ...
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Sudden Syphilis Retreat In Gay Men Is Most Likely Tied To Preventative Antibiotic Use
NBC News reports that the public health workforce tasked with fighting what has been a long-losing battle against sexually ...
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KAISER HEALTH CARE: Tribal health leaders say feds haven’t treated syphilis outbreak as a public health emergency
Natalie Holt sees reminders nearly everywhere of the serious toll a years-long syphilis outbreak has taken in South Dakota.
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Syphilis rates are at their highest since the 1960s. Here's why.
Syphilis rates are at their highest since the 1960s. Here’s why. Closeup view of condom packet in jeans pocket. After ...