Dr. Edward Hook — director of the STD Control Program for the Jefferson County Department of Health — spoke to PEOPLE to explain the recent uptick in the sexually transmitted infection Vanessa Etienne ...

Infection with syphilis is associated with an increased risk for several major adverse cardiovascular outcomes and death.

Syphilis is independently linked to an elevated risk for major cardiovascular events and death, with the strongest ...

Syphilis cases have soared to their highest level in more than seven decades, according to disturbing new data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A staggering 207,000 syphilis ...

Syphilis has been rising sharply in the United States, with especially high rates in Southern states. Now, a new study from ...

Syphilis is skyrocketing, but many people don't seem to care. That's a huge problem, and it's one of the reasons we ended up in this situation in the first place, experts say. Still, they advise ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Social media is going crazy amid speculation former President Donald J. Trump has syphilis. Democratic political consultant James ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Judy Stone focuses her writing on infectious diseases. This article is more than 3 years old. A patient with papulosquamous ...

Alabama has made some improvements in lowering rates of some sexually transmitted diseases over the last three years, according to recent data from the state’s health department. But cases of one ...

Disease detectives in Chicago say they have been seeing a worrisome trend: Patients complaining of unusual symptoms like vision and eye problems, headaches and hearing loss or dizziness caused by the ...

Cases of syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease, are hitting record highs as part of a five-year trend, the CDC says. Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition via Unsplash Cases of syphilis have hit ...

Texas sees 22% rise in syphilis cases and sharp increase in congenital syphilis affecting newborns. Dallas County reports 62% ...