PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — There’s been an explosion of syphilis cases in South Dakota of late, including among babies who contract the sexually transmitted disease through their mothers, and the state ...
AUSTIN, Texas (TEXAS TRIBUNE) - About twice a week, a pregnant patient turns up in Dr. Irene Stafford’s obstetrics office in Houston with syphilis, a sexually transmittable disease that affects more ...
More than $5.5 million of the contract will be put toward assessing the impact of providing a biomedical intervention called DoxyPEP, which provides the antibiotic doxycycline to help avoid infection ...
In a busy clinic in Jackson, Mississippi, a clinician performs a rapid syphilis test on a pregnant woman. Within 15 minutes, the results are in — she is infected — and treatment can begin immediately.
An HIV/STI testing and treatment van in Philadelphia, PA, on Dec. 14, 2022. (Photo By Cory Clark/Nurphoto, Photo By Cory Clark/Nurphoto) Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter ...