The number of syphilis cases in the U.S. are on the rise. According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cases increased by nearly 80% to more than 207,000 between 2018 and 2022. Rates increased among all age groups, including newborns, and in all regions of the country. In 2022, […]
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases at Record Highs
America still hasn’t learned to wrap it up — and that’s nothing to clap about. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cases of sexually transmitted diseases syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea have hit record levels in the United States. Syphilis cases rose 19% from the year before. In 2015, there were 1.5 million […]