Syphilis /tags/syphilis Syphilis en-US Copyright © 2024 Wed, 08 May 2024 15:48:20 GMT Missouri Senate holds fate of ‘game changer’ women’s health care bill /government-politics-issues/2024-05-08/missouri-senate-to-decide-womens-health-care-bill A bill that would improve health care access for Missouri women almost died in the House after some lawmakers conflated birth control legislation with abortion medication. Wed, 08 May 2024 15:48:20 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-05-08/missouri-senate-to-decide-womens-health-care-bill Anna Spoerre Syphilis has spiked in St. Louis. Here’s what health officials are doing to address it /health-science-environment/2024-04-29/st-louis-syphilis-spike-public-health-plans St. Louis has the highest rates of syphilis infection in the state. Local health officials want to slow the spread in parts of the city where resources are scarce. Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-29/st-louis-syphilis-spike-public-health-plans Sarah Fentem Missouri health workers push to reduce congenital syphilis infections killing babies /health-science-environment/2024-03-09/missouri-health-workers-push-to-reduce-congenital-syphilis-infections-killing-babies In the majority of Missouri’s rising cases of congenital syphilis, mothers had little to no prenatal care, highlighting a larger issue of maternal health care access. Legislation introduced in the House and Senate aims to address the crisis. Sat, 09 Mar 2024 22:14:59 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-03-09/missouri-health-workers-push-to-reduce-congenital-syphilis-infections-killing-babies Anna Spoerre Syphilis cases in Missouri have jumped 259% in the last few years. Here's what to know /health-science-environment/2023-01-09/syphilis-cases-in-missouri-have-jumped-259-in-the-last-few-years-heres-what-to-know Missouri's large local and statewide increases in syphilis cases are dramatic, but not surprising, experts said. Decreased funding for prevention and the coronavirus pandemic could be contributing to the sexually transmitted infection spreading among demographics. Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:15:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-01-09/syphilis-cases-in-missouri-have-jumped-259-in-the-last-few-years-heres-what-to-know Noah Taborda, Sarah Fentem Record numbers of syphilis cases in St. Louis spur health officials to action /health-science-environment/2022-06-30/record-numbers-of-syphilis-cases-in-st-louis-spur-health-officials-to-action The St. Louis and St. Louis County health departments are urging people who are pregnant to get tested for syphilis so they do not pass it to their children. Missouri last year reported the highest number of congenital syphilis cases in the state since 1994. Thu, 30 Jun 2022 10:12:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-06-30/record-numbers-of-syphilis-cases-in-st-louis-spur-health-officials-to-action Farrah Anderson As Syphilis Invades Rural Missouri, A Fraying Health Safety Net Is Failing To Stop It /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-04-18/as-syphilis-invades-rural-missouri-a-fraying-health-safety-net-is-failing-to-stop-it When Karolyn Schrage first heard about the “dominoes gang” in the health clinic she runs in Joplin, Missouri, she assumed it had to do with pizza.Turns… Thu, 18 Apr 2019 22:54:09 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-04-18/as-syphilis-invades-rural-missouri-a-fraying-health-safety-net-is-failing-to-stop-it St. Louis County syphilis rates continue to rise with highest jump in 5 years /health-science-environment/2018-07-09/st-louis-county-syphilis-rates-continue-to-rise-with-highest-jump-in-5-years The rate of syphilis cases in St. Louis County increased 42 percent between 2016 and 2017, the largest increase in at least five years, according to data… Mon, 09 Jul 2018 23:23:10 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-07-09/st-louis-county-syphilis-rates-continue-to-rise-with-highest-jump-in-5-years Sarah Fentem Cases of syphilis transmitted in pregnancy rise in Missouri /health-science-environment/2017-04-26/cases-of-syphilis-transmitted-in-pregnancy-rise-in-missouri The St. Louis region has long grappled with high rates of sexually transmitted infections, but an uptick in syphilis among women of child-bearing age is… Wed, 26 Apr 2017 22:37:01 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-04-26/cases-of-syphilis-transmitted-in-pregnancy-rise-in-missouri St. Louis Still Ranks Second In The U.S. For Two Common STDs /health-science-environment/2014-01-08/st-louis-still-ranks-second-in-the-u-s-for-two-common-stds St. Louis continues to have some of the highest rates of two common sexually transmitted diseases in the country.According to data released on Wednesday… Thu, 09 Jan 2014 02:11:18 GMT /health-science-environment/2014-01-08/st-louis-still-ranks-second-in-the-u-s-for-two-common-stds Would You Want An Award With A Tainted Name? /health-science-environment/2013-03-08/would-you-want-an-award-with-a-tainted-name Last summer, © 2024 ’s Véronique LaCapra began a conversation about some of the ethical issues involved when people are used as the… Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:30:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2013-03-08/would-you-want-an-award-with-a-tainted-name