Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Judy Stone focuses her writing on infectious diseases. This article is more than 4 years old. A patient with papulosquamous ...

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are on the rise in the US, which is news no one ever wants to hear. Case numbers are up for both gonorrhea and syphilis, including congenital syphilis, which is ...

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Syphilis cases have soared to their highest level in more than seven decades, according to disturbing new data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A staggering 207,000 syphilis ...

Monkeypox causes a rash that can look similar to other illnesses such as acne, herpes or syphilis. Two dermatologists told Insider the key differences between monkeypox and seven other rashes.

Steady increases of a sexually-transmitted infection in North Dakota have state health experts calling for more robust screening and referrals. Brenton Nesemeier, an epidemiologist ...

Syphilis is making a comeback in the United States. Both congenital syphilis, which affects babies born to mothers with the disease, and adult cases caused by sexual transmission, are on the rise.

A man went to the emergency room after being in and out of hospitals for a month, and doctors found a surprising explanation ...

An image from an electron microscope of Treponema pallidum, the bacteria that causes syphilis. In 2022, the number of reported cases of syphilis in the United States was the highest it has been since ...