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“This is an example of successful public health,” Dr. Jonathan Mermin, who led the CDC’s National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention and is now dean of Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, told The Advocate.
Dr. Rachel Levine, the transgender Assistant Secretary for Health, has a warning everyone in our community should heed.
Doxycycline may be the next frontier for queer men and trans women at high risk for certain STIs.
Maternal syphilis rates in the U.S. have tripled in recent years, CDC report shows, raising infection risk for infants.
As cases continue to surge in the U.S., recent federal efforts aim to tackle the alarming trend.
The preferred treatment for syphilis is in short supply, and experts are urging the White House to intervene.
Experts say it's especially vital for pregnant women to get tested for the treatable but potentially life-threatening STI.
