The infection is curable, especially with early diagnosis and treatment. Untreated syphilis can lead to severe health ...

The first at-home, over-the-counter syphilis antibody test has been granted marketing authorization by the FDA. Experts weigh in on the significance of accessible testing as STI cases rise in the U.S.

The First To Know ® Syphilis Test is now available for purchase nationwide to be used for at-home testing of suspected syphilis infection.. Cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA ...

Between 2018 and 2022, reported syphilis cases increased 80% in the United States between 2018 and 2022, according to the CDC.

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

For decades, syphilis testing meant first screening a patient with a nontreponemal test, such as the rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test, which identifies recent or untreated syphilis but can yield ...

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first over-the counter antibody test for detecting syphilis in human blood. The move is an effort to stall the recent increase in cases within ...

The first at-home syphilis test has been approved for sale in the US as the worsening epidemic and decades-long rise in cases continues.. The Food and Drug Administration granted approval Friday ...

QUANTITATIVE serologic tests for syphilis have become more ... This small amount of reagin may have been missed because of daily variations in the sensitivity of the tests in the laboratory, 5 ...

Other at-home syphilis tests currently on the market require consumers to send their sample to a lab, the FDA said. The at-home syphilis test, which is available without a prescription, gives ...

However, the NOWDx test alone cannot be used to officially diagnose a syphilis infection; a follow-up with a laboratory test is needed. Being an antibody test, it will return a positive result for ...

As some Alexandria STI rates are higher than the state and region's, a public health clinic is offering free syphilis testing ...