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Study Reveals Gaps in ED Syphilis Screening

Despite increased STI testing in US emergency departments from 2020 to 2024, syphilis screening is often missed, particularly ...

Portable CRISPR-based test detects four STIs, including syphilis, in under an hour

Researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) have developed a world-first ...
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Emergency Department Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections Remains Low Despite Rising Disease Rates

"These findings underscore the need for standardized approaches to ED-based STI care that prioritize comprehensive testing, appropriate empiric treatment, and alignment with public health goals. The ...
Arizona Daily Star

Congenital syphilis rate surges here; Pima County urges frequent testing

Pima County has one of the highest rates of congenital syphilis in the nation and its health department is urging widespread testing, particularly for pregnant women who are at risk of a stillbirth if ...
AHA/ASA Journals

Calcific Aortopathy in Response to Aging and Injury

The arterial vasculature is the second most frequently calcified structure in the human body after the skeleton. Calcification of the aorta and aortic valves occurs in most individuals in westernized ...
Wired

A Landmark Social Media Addiction Case Puts Big Tech on Trial

Annalee Schott used to live in rural Colorado where the farm, the barn, and the horses were her happy place. But online she was drawn into a dark world. The 18-year-old’s TikTok algorithm allegedly ...
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PECOTA projections peg Brewers for second place in NL Central

Baseball Prospectus’ PECOTA (Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm) standings projections are out. Brewers fans won’t like them much. At BP, Jonathan Judge has described the ...