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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Hundreds of people might have been told they tested positive for syphilis when they didn't actually have the disease, health officials said. A study of five U.S. labs shows that about 18percent of ...

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 ...

There are gizmos that let your smartphone read credit cards, sync with your fitness wristband and even function as a TV remote control. Now you can add "run an HIV test" to the list.

The HIV and syphilis tests that are currently available cost as much as $8.50 combined and can take more than 2.5 hours to complete. By then, patients may be long gone. Advertisement ...

The equipment normally needed to run an ELISA test usually costs $18,000 or more, and the tests themselves — if one screened or both HIV and syphilis — are on the order of $8.50, according to ...

Physicals and blood tests for syphilis would no longer be required to obtain a marriage license in Pennsylvania under a bill that passed the House Tuesday. “It’s a test that is not effective ...