The USPSTF concludes with high certainty that screening asymptomatic pregnant persons for syphilis infection has a substantial net benefit. (HealthDay News) — The US Preventive Services Task Force ...

“Opt-out screening will be an important strategy in the effort to address the syphilis epidemic,” the authors write. HealthDay News — Implementation of opt-out emergency department syphilis screening ...

An emergency department (ED) opt-out testing strategy led to big increases in syphilis screening and diagnosis in the Chicago area, according to the results of a new study. Newly diagnosed cases were ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Using only targeted models of syphilis screening in the emergency department (ED) would miss large proportions of active syphilis cases as well as new HIV diagnoses and acute HIV ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A hospital system in Texas attempted to increase screening for syphilis among pregnant people. An advisory that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An opt-out screening program significantly increased the testing rate of patients for syphilis, leading to more ...

Background: More laboratories are screening for syphilis with automated treponemal immunoassays. We compared direct costs and downstream consequences when a local public health laboratory switches ...

The Minnesota Department of Health reports a currently ongoing syphilis outbreak in Duluth and more than 1,800 new infections statewide in 2022, not including congenital cases. Syphilis can be ...

Facing a rise in syphilis cases among women and newborns in Hawaii, the state Department of Health is urging expanded screening and treatment for the infection. “All sexually active people with risk ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Few pregnant women are fully screened for syphilis in accordance with current guidelines, hints a review of records of roughly 1,900 women from four hospitals in Miami-Dade ...

Presumed active syphilis infection increased 288% during the study period, from 161 patients to 624 patients. HealthDay News — Implementation of opt-out emergency department syphilis screening leads ...