CHICAGO (Reuters) - New genetic evidence supports the theory that Christopher Columbus brought syphilis to Europe from the New World, U.S. researchers said Monday, reviving a centuries-old debate ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Syphilis, an STI caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum, has re-emerged as a major public health threat in ...

Genital ulcers could be one of many sexually transmitted diseases or an infection that is not transmitted by sex. An expert walks you through a case. This is the first of a three-part series on ...

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FROM ALERTS ABOUT DRUG RESISTANT GONORRHEA TO WARNINGS ABOUT CONGENITAL SYPHILIS. THE AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION USES THIS BILLBOARD ALONG WEST 28TH STREET TO TURN HEADS AND START CONVERSATIONS.

DENVER -- An estimated one in 12 U.S. adolescents with early syphilis also have HIV in a national surveillance sample, but the burden of co-occurring syphilis and HIV in teens is decreasing, according ...