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Provincial Outbreak of Syphilis in Nova Scotia

February 4, 2020January 24, 2023 Marinanicole Schultheiss

By: Autumn Gertz Image courtesy of CDC Public Health Image Library On Monday, January 20th, the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) declared a province-wide outbreak

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Alarming Increase in Rates of Congenital Syphilis in California

March 13, 2017 Cheryl Lang

  The Problem: Rates of congenital syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease passed on from an infected mother to her child during pregnancy, have increased drastically

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Sexually Transmitted Infections Reach All Time High in the US

November 11, 2016 Jackie Sheridan

  On October 19th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an annual report stating that the United States reported a record number

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Blinding Syphilis: West Coast Cases Rise

March 20, 2015January 25, 2023 Noushin Berdjis

Recently, the west coast has seen an unusual increase in ocular syphilis cases. Since December 2014, there have been 14 confirmed cases and two suspected

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Syphilis Scare and Condom Controversies in Adult Film Industry

August 30, 2012January 25, 2023 Anna Tomasulo

On August 18, the adult film industry trade group, Free Speech Coalition, announced a nationwide moratorium on film productions while the industry investigates a syphilis

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