ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The New York State Department of Health recently sent out a warning, advising all expectant mothers to get tested for STIs, specifically syphilis, due to an increase in ...
Jul. 20—Amid an alarming rise in syphilis cases in Hawaii, the state Department of Health is urging health care providers to increase screenings for the disease, particularly among women who may ...
Why do we need these recommendations? Syphilis is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) that progresses in stages from a painless sore (stage 1) to a severe disease that may attack the ...