In December 1936, Tulsa World reporter Walter Biscup shocked readers with the first sentence of a six-part series that published over two months: “Two hundred thousand Oklahomans have syphilis.” That ...

Syphilis and Christopher Columbus have more in common than you might think. Both touched down on new continents and colonized local inhabitants at the end of the 15th century: Columbus the indigenous ...

Pregnant individuals with syphilis and HCV coinfection had higher rates of congenital syphilis outcomes compared with those without HCV.

The Biscup series is a legendary part of Oklahoma journalism history. The direct, frank language and in-depth examination of the problem and solutions brought national attention. Praise came from ...