Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Spike in syphilis among newborns driven by broader epidemic

Neonatologist Gurvir Khurana had only read about it in textbooks. Seeing it in real life has been a shock: baby after baby born severely anemic, lungs filled with fluid, bodies covered with rashes. Some only lived minutes; ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Clay country poet suffered from congenital syphilis

Cornish 'Poet of the Clay' Jack Clemo became blind and deaf because of congenital syphilis inherited from his father, a new University of Exeter study has found.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Rapid, point-of-care tests for syphilis: The future of diagnosis

Syphilis is on the rise worldwide and there is an urgent need for reliable and rapid screening, particularly for people who live in areas where access to healthcare is limited. An international research team, led by scientists ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Rural mothers-to-be in China lack syphilis testing

(AP) -- Nearly half of pregnant women do not get tested for syphilis in poor areas of southern China where the sexually transmitted disease has seen a resurgence, researchers said Wednesday.

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