Drugmaker Pfizer is warning doctors that it expects to run low on supplies of Bicillin L-A, a long-acting injection of the ...

Cases of congenital syphilis increased 10 times from 2012 to 2022. According to a USPSTF member, 90% of congenital syphilis cases could be prevented with timely testing and treatment.

In 2023, the U.S. saw the highest number of reported congenital syphilis cases in more than 30 years with 3,882 cases and 279 congenital syphilis-related stillbirths and neonatal or infant deaths.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Congenital syphilis testing has been recommended by medical professionals in the first and third trimester since 2014, but a new pilot program by the Louisiana Department ...

Rates of congenital syphilis, when babies get the infection from their mothers during pregnancy, have increased 10-fold nationally in the last decade, according to CDC data, and the rate for ...

Congenital syphilis is a serious infection that babies can get if their mom has it during pregnancy or birth. Cases of it are on the rise. Health Beat: New syphilis screening recommendations in ...

“Congenital syphilis is a devastating disease, and appropriate screening and timely treatment can prevent maternal and infant mortality and morbidity,” Naveen Patil, M.D., deputy state health ...

In 2023, there were 109 syphilis cases in newborns, according to preliminary data from the department, representing a 173% increase in rate since 2018. Louisiana ranks 7th among states for ...

Health care providers in Oregon said they are deeply concerned that congenital syphilis rates continue to rise at an alarming pace, according to preliminary 2024 Oregon Health Authority data.