South Dakota has the highest rate of syphilis in the country, with 229 people with the STI per every 100,000 state residents.

The first over-the-counter syphilis test is now available at a drugstore (or online retailer) near you.

STD Testing Clinics examined news reports, academic research, and government data to explain why STI rates in the United ...

Alarmingly, syphilis cases have jumped by 80% since 2018, affecting over 207,000 people last year, including newborns.

A new proven protocol in which doxycycline is used to prevent sexually transmitted infections — called doxyPEP — has been an ...

This year in South Dakota, of 649 documented cases of syphilis, 546 have been among Native Americans, who make up only 9 ...

The First To Know Syphilis Test is now available for purchase nationwide to be used for at-home testing of suspected syphilis infection.

Though the rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains high in the U.S., the spread of syphilis appears to be ...

Natalie Holt sees reminders nearly everywhere of the serious toll a years-long syphilis outbreak has taken in South Dakota.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends early screening for syphilis infection in all pregnant women ...

What caused some of the STD trends to improve? Several experts say one contributor is the growing use of an antibiotic as a ...

STIs remain at record levels, but new cases of chlamydia and syphilis could finally be stabilizing, while cases of gonorrhea ...