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,
Epidemic of sexually transmitted disease has slowed in U.S. but not in Georgia
The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels.
New CDC data shows cases of sexually transmitted infections, diseases starting to slow
An attorney helping President-elect Donald Trump assemble his new administration warned career employees at the U.S. Justice Department on Monday that they could be fired if they
America's Epidemic of STDs May Finally Be Slowing
The STI epidemic appears to be cooling off in the U.S. Gonorrhea cases dropped for a second year in 2023. Syphilis cases increased 1%, but declined in key groups
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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STI Epidemic Slows as New Syphilis and Gonorrhea Cases Fall in the U.S.
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Epidemic of sexually transmitted infections slows, CDC says, but still trending upward in New York state, LI
According to data for 2023 released this week by the Centers for Disease Control, more than 2.4 million STIs were reported ...
Syphilis cases see first substantial decline in 20 years: Federal data
Though the rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains high in the U.S., the spread of syphilis appears to be ...
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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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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.
Erie County's nearly four-year surge in syphilis cases might be near its end
Erie County's three-and-a-half year surge in syphilis cases is showing signs of easing. Only five cases of the sexually ...