Social media is going crazy amid speculation former President Donald J. Trump has syphilis. Democratic political consultant James Carville suggested the presidential candidate is suffering from ...

Jack Smith woke up one morning to discover a small hard sore on his penis. When it didn’t go away within a couple of days, he went to a clinic where he was examined, was asked about his sex life and ...

This week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the way for putting the first at-home, over-the-counter test to detect syphilis antibodies in human blood. Test-kits for syphilis for the ...

Syphilis is surging in the U.S., reaching the highest numbers in nearly 75 years. Cases of the sexually transmitted disease (STD) rose 10% in 2022, reaching 203,500. The numbers have increased 68% ...

Indian River County recorded the highest rate of new cases on the Treasure Coast, with 14 per 100,000 people diagnosed with the disease in 2023, Florida data show. That’s followed by St. Lucie County ...

One woman’s eyesight was so blurry she feared she was going blind. Another reported double vision that lasted for weeks. Yet another complained of floaters. In all, five women who lived in different ...

Amid the current syphilis “epidemic” in the U.S., doctors are seeing more patients with unusual vision and eye symptoms due to the sexually transmitted infection. A January 2024 CDC report stated that ...

In rare cases, a person may develop tertiary syphilis, the worst case of the condition. It can cause severe damage to several organs and systems and even death. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted ...

Healthbeat reports a 9% decline in STIs in 2024, but data limitations suggest caution in interpreting this trend. Congenital ...

NEW YORK -- The New York State Department of Health (NYDOH) is warning about the risks of congenital syphilis after three infant deaths related to the disease have been reported in the state so far ...