Syphilis cases are rising in the U.S., particularly among women and babies. (Illustration: Victoria Ellis for Yahoo; Photo: Getty Images) Congenital syphilis — which is when the disease is passed from ...

Nearly a quarter of syphilis cases in the U.S. were being diagnosed in women in 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday, in a sign that the nation's "alarming" epidemic ...

Dr. Edward Hook — director of the STD Control Program for the Jefferson County Department of Health — spoke to PEOPLE to explain the recent uptick in the sexually transmitted infection Syphilis rates ...

Congenital syphilis occurs when the infection is passed from mother to baby during pregnancy. If untreated, the infection has devastating consequences, causing severe neurological disorders, organ ...

(WJAR) — A new CDC report on infant mortality, which includes newborns up to age one, showed an increase in mortality rates. "It's very sobering," said Dr. Phyllis Dennery, a pediatrician-in-chief at ...

Riley Moser is a digital producer who covers breaking news and feature stories for CBS Minnesota. Riley started her career at CBS Minnesota in June 2022 and earned an honorable mention for sports ...

Sexually transmitted infections have been on the rise in the United States since 2014, with 2.3 million cases reported in 2023. Some of the most common infections in this epidemic include chlamydia, ...

Laurie Ayala works out of an office deep in Northwestern Medicine's Prentice Women's Hospital in Chicago, IL. Whenever the small, black landline phone on her desk rings, she answers. This phone is ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health is raising the alarm about the high rate of a treatable sexually transmitted infection among pregnant women and women of childbearing age. The rate of syphilis ...

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In the Central Valley, where two-thirds of the nation’s fruit and nuts are grown, the pastoral landscape masks entrenched racial and economic disparities. Life expectancy in Fresno County drops by 20 ...