In recognition of National HIV Testing Day, University of Toledo Health will provide free and confidential rapid HIV and ...

Talking about sex with a doctor is not fun. Even though doctors are prepared to talk about these things and frequently discuss them with other patients, bringing up your own sex life to your provider ...

A person can order a home syphilis test online or buy one from some in-store pharmacies. Usually, an individual needs to take a blood sample from a finger prick. And more thorough tests, which can ...

Free, confidential screening for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections will be available from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

As a physician and former public health official, I have never been more concerned about those rates of congenital syphilis,” ...

Several conditions can cause a false-positive syphilis test result. However, healthcare professionals often use two different tests to diagnose a person with syphilis. Syphilis is a sexually ...

Concerns about stigma and privacy may be keeping some consumers from getting STD testing, even when they believe testing could be important for their health.

Panel A shows a syphilitic chancre with a clean base and heaped-up margins. Panels B and C show scaly plaque on the palm and sole, respectively, of a patient with syphilis. Panel D shows bacteria with ...

Forty-two babies in Australia died from congenital syphilis between 2011 and 2025, with the outbreak driving health workers ...