Pfizer warns of looming shortage of long-acting penicillin for kids
Pfizer Inc. warned doctors this week of an impending shortage of Bicillin, its long-acting, injectable form of penicillin.
Jun 16, 2023
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Infections: News and Research on Syphilis
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Gonorrhea and syphilis diagnoses are at their highest in decades—here's what you need to know about these STIs
The latest data from the UK Health Security Agency shows that diagnoses of gonorrhea and syphilis have surged in the last year. Shockingly, gonorrhea rates are the highest they have been since records began in 1918.
Jun 9, 2023
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First national plan to combat sexually transmitted infections could face obstacles
The Biden administration on Thursday issued its new multiagency plan to address rising rates of sexually transmitted infections, but experts see possible legislative and judicial hurdles that could thwart that effort.
Jun 9, 2023
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Gonorrhea, syphilis on rise in England: UK health agency
England saw a record number of gonorrhea cases and the highest level of syphilis in decades last year as sexually transmitted infections (STIs) spiked, the UK Health Security Agency said on Tuesday.
Jun 6, 2023
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Q&A: Researchers discover new, more effective candidates for treatment of syphilis
Since 2000, sexually transmitted infection rates have been on the rise. Syphilis, a disease that was nearly eradicated in the United States at that time, now affects more than 18 million people worldwide each year with few ...
Jun 1, 2023
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New blood donation rules allow more gay men to give in US
Gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships can give blood in the U.S. without abstaining from sex under updated federal health guidelines that focus on donors' behavior, not their sexual orientation.
May 11, 2023
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Colorado sounds alarm over spike in syphilis among mothers, babies: 'One case is one case too many'
Eight times as many babies were born with syphilis in Colorado in 2022 as in 2017, and while the numbers are still small, the public health community is racing to get the disease under control.
May 8, 2023
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Why did the mpox epidemic wane? Belgian researchers offer a theory
Did the recent mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) outbreak end because of "network immunity"? That's the theory being put forward by Belgian researchers at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious ...
Apr 13, 2023
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STDs continue to climb in the US
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are surging in the United States, with notable increases seen in case counts of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia.
Apr 11, 2023
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STDs are on the rise. This morning-after-style pill may help
U.S. health officials released data Tuesday showing how chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis cases have been accelerating, but doctors are hoping an old drug will help fight the sexually transmitted infections.
Apr 11, 2023
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