CLEVELAND, Ohio — Americans can now test for syphilis using the first at-home, over-the-counter test to be approved for this sexually transmitted infection. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common. According to the World Health Organization, more than 1 million STIs are acquired every day across the globe. Syphilis is one of the most common STIs ...

The venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) test is designed to assess whether you have syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Syphilis is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.

The FDA granted a green light to its first at-home, over-the-counter test to detect a person’s exposure to syphilis, offering a private option to help detect the sexually transmitted infection.

The first at-home, over-the-counter antibody test for syphilis received marketing authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday. This means biotechnology company ...

Serology testing continues to be an indispensable tool for the management of several disease states, especially treponemal screening to monitor syphilis infection in the US. Come to this educational ...

CDC data from 2021 show the lifetime cost of treating syphilis to be $1190. There are 4 types of syphilis: primary syphilis, secondary syphilis, latent syphilis, and congenital syphilis ...

(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration authorized the first at-home over-the-counter test for syphilis Friday. Until now, people who suspected that they had the sexually transmitted infection had ...