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USPSTF Continues to Recommend Syphilis Screening Early in Pregnancy
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 – The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for syphilis during pregnancy. This recommendation forms the basis of a final recommendation statement...
CDC Shuts Down Key Labs for Hepatitis and STI Testing After Layoffs
MONDAY, April 21, 2025 — Key labs at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have shut down amid recent layoffs, raising concerns about tracking and controlling serious infections l...
USPSTF Recommends Early Screening for Syphilis in Pregnancy
TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2024 – The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends early screening for syphilis infection in all pregnant women (grade A recommendation). This recommendation forms...
ACAAI: Most Syphilis Patients With Penicillin Allergy Have Low Risk for Severe Allergy
FRIDAY, Oct. 25, 2024 – Delabeling patients with syphilis who believe they are allergic to penicillin is safe, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of...
Opt-Out Syphilis Screening in ED Improves Screening, Diagnosis
FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2024 – Implementation of opt-out emergency department syphilis screening leads to a dramatic increase in screening and diagnosis, especially among pregnant individuals, according...
FDA Authorizes First At-Home Test for Syphilis
FRIDAY, Aug. 16, 2024 – 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...
CDC Recommends Doxycycline PEP for Gay Men, Transgender Women
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – In clinical guidelines issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published June 4 in the agency's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report,...