The Regional Stop Syphilis Public Launch Event is happening April 29 at Old Dominion University and aims to tackle this issue ...

A regional collaboration called the Stop Syphilis Coalition is launching a public awareness campaign this month to educate ...

Officials say syphilis is surging across several demographics, including seniors and newborns, and the surge is worse in ...

In older patients, syphilis typically starts as a single sore on the genitals, rectum or mouth that is firm yet painless. The infection spreads mainly through direct contact with those lesions.

Syphilis, a disease with origins stretching back to the 1400s, is surging in Hampton Roads, and it’s enough to catch the eye ...

Syphilis symptoms can be mild, but you should look for small sores or white and grey warty growths on your penis, vagina or bottom. White patches or sores in your mouth, flu-like symptoms ...

The woman with the world’s longest tongue is going viral after revealing that she uses her mondo lollipop licker to play Jenga and lift utensils, among other party tricks. She demonstrated some ...

When it comes to fighting halitosis, TikTokers are ditching mouthwash in favor of…tongue scraping. Experts in oral hygiene like Joyce Kahng, DDS, a California-based dentist who went viral a few ...

Approximately one-third of all patients infected with nocardiosis develop skin ulcers or sores, instead of an internal infection. These skin lesions typically form across the hands, chest wall or ...

The first vaccine to protect against the herpes virus that causes cold sores could soon be on the market. Doctors who have spent 15 years developing the new vaccine, and who will use it on around ...

Swelling or tightness in your throat may be a symptom of asthma, but it could also be due to a co-occurring condition like GERD or vocal cord dysfunction. In some cases, it could signal a severe ...

Fissured tongue is a condition that causes grooves in the tongue, but in most cases, this harmless tongue condition is just a variation of a tongue's appearance. You might be born with a fissured ...