Health Feb 11 Watch 5:53 Syphilis in the U.S was once nearly eradicated. Here’s why it’s surging again The number of syphilis cases in the United States is the highest it’s been since the 1950s, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Philip Chan, chief medical officer for Open Door Health and an associate professor… By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson, Satvi Sunkara
Health Jan 31 U.S. syphilis numbers haven’t been this high since 1950 Syphilis is a bacterial disease that can surface as painless genital sores but can ultimately lead to paralysis, hearing loss, dementia and even death if left untreated. By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
Nation Nov 08 Watch 5:24 Explaining the staggering rise of syphilis in newborn babies The last decade has brought an alarming rise in the number of babies born in the U.S. with syphilis. New CDC data showed more than 3,700 babies born with the disease in 2022, about 10 times the number born in… By Amna Nawaz, Shoshana Dubnow
Health Nov 07 Health officials recommend more syphilis testing after U.S. newborn cases skyrocketed in 2022 Syphilis cases in U.S. newborns again are on the rise. It has health officials calling for new measures to stop the increase, including encouraging millions of sexually active women of childbearing age and their partners to get tested. By Mike Stobbe, Kenya Hunter, Associated Press
Apr 15 Watch 6:23 U.S. sees concerning rise in STIs, congenital syphilis with no signs of slowing By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson New CDC data shows a surge of sexually transmitted infections in the U.S. in recent years. The most significant rise is in syphilis and congenital syphilis, which occurs when mothers pass on the infection to their babies during pregnancy. Dr. Continue watching
Apr 11 How a morning-after-style pill could help rising STD cases By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday released data about some of the most common infectious diseases in the U.S. The numbers show how chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis infections have been accelerating across the country. Continue reading
Apr 28 He was a champion of public health — but played a role in the horrors of Tuskegee. Should a college expunge his name? By Megha Satyanarayana, STAT Dr. Thomas Parran Jr. has been called an architect of the syphilis experiments on black men and women in Tuskegee, Alabama. Continue reading
Mar 05 Spike in syphilis among newborns driven by broader epidemic By Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News The Central Valley — a vast agricultural and mostly low-income swath of California — has seen an unprecedented spike in congenital syphilis over the last few years. Continue reading
Jan 25 The infectious disease that sprung Al Capone from Alcatraz By Dr. Howard Markel after he was finally imprisoned for his life of crime, it was neither case law nor strong-armed tactics that set him free. It was, in fact, a tiny microbe called Treponema pallidum. Continue reading