Penicillin has cured syphilis cases since 1943, but symptoms of the sexually transmitted infection, known as "the great ...

CDC data from 2021 show the lifetime cost of treating syphilis to be $1190. There are 4 types of syphilis: primary syphilis, secondary syphilis, latent syphilis, and congenital syphilis ...

“Access to home tests may help increase initial screening for syphilis, including in individuals who may be reluctant to see their health care provider about possible sexually transmitted infection ...

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 ...

The INSTI® Multiplex HIV-1/2 Syphilis Antibody Test delivers highly accurate results in just 60 seconds with a single sample—the fastest dual HIV/syphilis rapid test available. Now included in the ...

Positive results indicate the presence of antibodies to syphilis that require follow-up with a health care provider. The First To Know ® Syphilis Test is now available for purchase nationwide to be ...

Individuals tested for syphilis had a higher risk for subsequent stroke than individuals from the general population, regardless of whether the test result was positive or negative. However, the risk ...

The US Food and Drug Administration authorized the first at-home over-the-counter test for syphilis Friday. Until now, people who suspected that they had the sexually transmitted infection had to go ...

As syphilis cases surge throughout the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first diagnostic at-home test to spot the bacterial disease. There's a pressing need ...

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 ...

Penn State researchers have developed a one-step rapid syphilis test using gold-silver-gold nanoparticles that detects ...