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FDA approves first home-test for syphilis. Here's what to know about it.

This week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the way for putting the first at-home, over-the-counter test to detect syphilis antibodies in human blood. Test-kits for syphilis for the ...
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Syphilis cases are on the rise. The FDA just approved a home test that could combat that.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The rise in syphilis cases can be partially attributed to a lack of sexual education, one expert says. (Getty Creative) (jarun011 ...
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At-home STI testing kits: What midlife women should know

STI screening becomes even more critical as women age.
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First and Only In-Home Test for Syphilis Now Available to Consumers through Major Retailers and Public Health: NOWDiagnostics Launches First To Know® Syphilis Test Across the U.S.

SPRINGDALE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NOWDiagnostics, Inc. (NOWDx), a developer of over-the-counter (OTC) and point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests, today announced that its First To Know® Syphilis Test—a ...
The Hill

Call the mother-child syphilis crisis what it is: A public health emergency

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 ...
Fox News

As syphilis cases surge in the US, here’s what infectious disease experts want you to know

Syphilis is surging in the U.S., reaching the highest numbers in nearly 75 years. Cases of the sexually transmitted disease (STD) rose 10% in 2022, reaching 203,500. The numbers have increased 68% ...
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Syphilis cases in expectant mothers have dramatically risen since the pandemic – here’s what’s driving the trend

An increase in syphilis cases in the overall population and barriers to prenatal care are the two biggest factors behind the ...
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Syphilis cases are on the rise. The FDA just approved a home test that could combat that.

Soon you will be able to test for syphilis at home, thanks to a first-of-its-kind approval from the Food and Drug Administration this week. The test could help curb a recent uptick in infections of ...