Lawmakers advanced a proposal Monday designed to expand syphilis blood testing for expectant mothers to stem a rising tide of ...

The latest data on congenital syphilis in South Africa reveals that in 2023, 198 babies out of every 100 000 live births had been infected by their mothers. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted ...

Sexually transmitted diseases continued to rise in Minnesota in 2018, according to a report by the Minnesota Department of Health. Ten reports of congenital syphilis cases, an increase from two in ...

A particular concern with the increase among women is that they can transmit the infection to their unborn babies, who can develop congenital syphilis. That also has increased. Douglas County had ...

Background: Infectious syphilis rates have been increasing in Winnipeg, Manitoba among individuals during their childbearing years. Untreated or inadequately treated prenatal infection often results ...

Background: Congenital syphilis (CS) is a significant public health challenge, requiring early diagnosis and treatment to improve infant outcomes. The aim of this study is to describe public health ...

However, babies and children can be born with cataracts, or they may develop them as they age. A congenital cataract causes the same symptoms as adult cataracts—a clouding in the lens of the eye that ...

The congenital adrenal hyperplasias (CAH) are a group of autosomal recessive disorders that are caused by decreased activity of one of the enzymes involved in the steroidogenic pathway of the adrenal ...

"People will get sick. And, especially in cases like congenital syphilis where you cannot lose a day to treat, babies will die," said Harvey. Some changes were minor and kept webpages online ...