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This 1966 microscope photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a tissue sample with the presence of numerous, corkscrew-shaped, darkly-stained, Treponema pallidum spirochetes, the bacterium responsible for causing syphilis. The U.S. syphilis epidemic continues to worsen, according to a new government report released Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, that also contains some unexpected good news — the rate of new gonorrhea cases has fallen for the first time in a decade. (Skip Van Orden/CDC via AP, File)

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The US hasn't seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates are down or flat
By MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer
Tue,01/30/24-10:11AM , 48 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn't abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in 2022, according to a new federal government report on sexually transmitted diseases in adults.

But there's some unexpected good news: The rate of new gonorrhea cases fell for the first time in a decade.
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A professor collects sewage samples from a dorm at Utah State University Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Logan, Utah., to monitor wastewater in hopes of stopping coronavirus outbreaks before they get out of hand. According to a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, wastewater testing does a good job at detecting mpox infections, bolstering a push to use sewage to track more and more diseases. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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Wastewater tests can find mpox, study finds. Expect more bugs to be tracked that way
By MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer
Thu,01/18/24-11:33AM , 116 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Wastewater testing does a good job at detecting mpox infections, U.S. health officials said in a report Thursday that bolsters a push to use sewage to track more diseases.
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A health warning is seen on the packaging of a disposable vaping pod device in Washington on Monday, June 26, 2023. Sixty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general released a report that settled a longstanding public debate about the dangers of cigarettes and led to huge changes in smoking in America. Some public health experts say a similar report could help clear the air about vaping.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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A surgeon general report once cleared the air about smoking. Is it time for one on vaping?
By MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer
Fri,01/12/24-1:58PM , 91 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Sixty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general released a report that settled a longstanding public debate about the dangers of cigarettes and led to huge changes in smoking in America.

Today, some public health experts say a similar report could help clear the air about vaping.
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A sign for flu and covid vaccinations is displayed at a pharmacy store in Palatine, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. The flu season in the U.S. is getting worse but it's too soon to tell how much holiday gatherings contributed to a likely spike in illnesses. New government data posted Friday, Jan. 5, 2024 for the previous week _ the holiday week between Christmas and New Year's _ show 38 states with high or very high levels for respiratory illnesses with fever, cough and other symptoms. That's up from 31 states the week before. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Flu and COVID infections got worse over the holidays, with more misery expected, CDC says
By MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer
Fri,01/05/24-1:30PM , 97 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — The flu season in the U.S. is getting worse but it's too soon to tell how much holiday gatherings contributed to a likely spike in illnesses.
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