The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted marketing authorization for the first at-home syphilis test. The over-the-counter First To Know Syphilis Test, made by NOWDiagnostics in Arkansas, ...

Several conditions can cause a false-positive syphilis test result. However, healthcare professionals often use two different tests to diagnose a person with syphilis. Syphilis is a sexually ...

CDC data from 2021 show the lifetime cost of treating syphilis to be $1190. There are 4 types of syphilis: primary syphilis, secondary syphilis, latent syphilis, and congenital syphilis ...

In a busy clinic in Jackson, Mississippi, a clinician performs a rapid syphilis test on a pregnant woman. Within 15 minutes, the results are in — she is infected — and treatment can begin immediately.

* Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. David Mabey is a professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The ...

(WLUK) -- Wisconsin health officials are calling for increased testing for syphilis as data shows a continued rise in cases across the state. Syphilis is caused by a type of bacteria known as ...

Rapid diagnostic test algorithms for syphilis vary in accuracy and cost, with no single approach optimal for all settings.