University of Alberta-led research reports that new cases of syphilis dropped in Alberta following the introduction of rapid point-of-care testing and same-day treatment. The research team compared ...

Saint Lucia – The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs has completed a Master Trainers Training Programme as part of the OECS Global Fund HIV/TB Project, aimed at strengthening national ...

1 Department of Infectious Diseases, Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center, Cherokee Nation Health Services, Tahlequah, OK, United States 2 Sea Glass Group, Seattle, WA, United States Background: ...

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Objectives: The issue of biological false positives in syphilis diagnosis is gaining attention. However, limited focus exists on false positives in syphilis tests among younger populations. This study ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. The New Mexico Department of Health in October extended its 2022 public health order to maintain aggressive ...

NEW YORK – Dutch biotech firm Detact Diagnostics said Tuesday that it has been awarded a $1.6 million Gates Foundation grant to support the development of a point-of-care blood test for syphilis.

While New Mexico made progress in 2024 battling syphilis and congenital syphilis, the state’s primary and secondary syphilis rates remain twice the national average. As such, the state Department of ...

The iStatis Syphilis Antibody Test is now included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG: 515126), available for professional use nationwide. Delivers accurate results in under 15 ...

William Augustus Hinton (1883-1959) was an African American whose parents had been enslaved, and a groundbreaking bacteriologist who developed blood tests for detecting syphilis. A graduate of Harvard ...