The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) renewed its recommendation for early and universal screening for syphilis during pregnancy.In line with its 2018 guidance, the update, published in ...

Doctors say cases of congenital syphilis are climbing - now at numbers that are the highest the U.S. has seen in decades. The disease can cause abnormalities and even death to newborns. In 2023, ...

Current diagnostics have been deemed too slow. According to the NIAID, the current syphilis testing algorithm requires at least two antibody-based tests, which are based on decades-old technology.

Only your doctor can know for sure whether you have syphilis. The USPSTF recommends that anyone who is at increased risk for infection undergo screening. Blood tests can tell if your body is ...

The first at-home syphilis test has been approved for sale in the US as the worsening epidemic and decades-long rise in cases continues. The Food and Drug Administration granted approval Friday ...

Syphilis testing typically requires obtaining a blood sample and sending it to a lab. The wait for results ranges from hours to days. The FDA has authorized a new at-home syphilis test ...

1 The infection is typically spread through sexual contact. On Friday, August 16, the FDA authorized the First To Know Syphilis Test from NOWDiagnostics. With just a finger prick to draw a few ...

The FDA granted a green light to its first at-home, over-the-counter test to detect a person’s exposure to syphilis, offering a private option to help detect the sexually transmitted infection.

As syphilis cases surge throughout the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first diagnostic at-home test to spot the bacterial disease. There's a pressing ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — On August 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved NOWDiagnostics to begin marketing the first at-home, over-the-counter syphilis test. While the at-home test ...