The rise in syphilis cases can be partially attributed to a lack of sexual education, one expert says. (Getty Creative) Soon you will be able to test for syphilis at home, thanks to a ...

Syphilis is a conquered disease in one sense only—that the chemical means to obliterate it are on hand. Its real conquest is a problem of lining up the patients. Standard syphilis-destroyer is ...

CDC data from 2021 show the lifetime cost of treating syphilis to be $1190. There are 4 types of syphilis: primary syphilis, secondary syphilis, latent syphilis, and congenital syphilis ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Americans can now test for syphilis using the first at-home, over-the-counter test to be approved for this sexually transmitted infection. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted marketing authorization for the first at-home syphilis test. The over-the-counter First To Know Syphilis Test, made by NOWDiagnostics in Arkansas, ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — On August 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved NOWDiagnostics to begin marketing the first at-home, over-the-counter syphilis test. While the at-home test alone is ...

New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are becoming available, a trend that experts hope will keep downward pressure on U.S. infection rates. Last ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Syphilis is spreading at alarming rates in Tennessee, with cases up 162% over a five-year period. However, getting tested just got easier. Middle Tennessee health experts say ...

This photo provided by Visby Medical in January 2026 shows its three-in-one gonorrhea, chlamydia and trichomoniasis test for women. (Visby Medical via AP) (Uncredited, Visby Medical) Last year, the ...