The US hasn’t seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates are down or flat

The US hasn’t seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates are down or flat

NEW YORK — The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn’t abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in 2022, according to a new federal government report on sexually transmitted diseases in adults. But there’s some unexpected good news: The rate of new gonorrhea cases fell for the first time in a decade. It’s not clear … Read more