Syphilis rates are trending down in Hampton Roads and the eastern region of Virginia since officials launched a campaign to ...

A regional initiative to combat rising syphilis cases in Hampton Roads is showing positive results one year after its launch.

Eastern Virginia health officials say congenital syphilis cases have dropped 25% since a regional testing and awareness campaign launched.

Congenital syphilis cases, where syphilis transfers to an unborn child during pregnancy, have risen by over 1,000 percent to 3,761 cases in 2022 from 334 in 2012. Because congenital syphilis is ...

Compared to about a decade ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said congenital syphilis cases are 700% higher nationwide.

On August 16 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the sale of the first over-the-counter at-home test for syphilis in an effort to contain a national surge in the sexually transmitted ...

In a busy clinic in Jackson, Mississippi, a clinician performs a rapid syphilis test on a pregnant woman. Within 15 minutes, the results are in — she is infected — and treatment can begin immediately.