PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — There’s been an explosion of syphilis cases in South Dakota of late, including among babies who contract the sexually transmitted disease through their mothers, and the state ...
About twice a week, a pregnant patient turns up in Dr. Irene Stafford's obstetrics office in Houston with syphilis, a sexually transmittable disease that affects more newborns in Texas than anywhere ...
AUSTIN, Texas (TEXAS TRIBUNE) - About twice a week, a pregnant patient turns up in Dr. Irene Stafford’s obstetrics office in Houston with syphilis, a sexually transmittable disease that affects more ...
"‘An epidemic’: Syphilis rages through Texas, causing newborn cases to climb amid treatment shortage" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs ...
Syphilis rates in Texas continue to climb, alarming healthcare workers who see the highest increases among pregnant people and newborns. A shortage of treatment is complicating efforts to combat it.