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First at-home syphilis antibody test gets FDA authorization as STD cases spike in US

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted marketing authorization for the first at-home syphilis test. The over-the-counter First To Know Syphilis Test, made by NOWDiagnostics in Arkansas, ...
WebMD

What to Know About At-Home STD Tests

At-home STD tests offer convenience and privacy while testing for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). These diseases are also called sexually transmitted infections (STIs). If you're sexually active ...
Medscape

Clinicians Must Do More in Testing and Treatment for Syphilis During Pregnancy

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling for urgent physician action after nearly 3800 infants were born with syphilis in 2022, a more than 10-fold increase from 2012. That action ...
Business Wire

First and Only In-Home Test for Syphilis Now Available to Consumers through Major Retailers and Public Health: NOWDiagnostics Launches First To Know® Syphilis Test Across the U.S.

SPRINGDALE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NOWDiagnostics, Inc. (NOWDx), a developer of over-the-counter (OTC) and point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests, today announced that its First To Know® Syphilis Test—a ...
Medscape

Could Rapid Syphilis Testing Turn the Tide in a Worsening Crisis?

In a busy clinic in Jackson, Mississippi, a clinician performs a rapid syphilis test on a pregnant woman. Within 15 minutes, the results are in — she is infected — and treatment can begin immediately.
Medical Xpress

FDA authorizes first at-home test for syphilis

As syphilis cases surge throughout the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first diagnostic at-home test to spot the bacterial disease. There's a pressing need ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Over-the-Counter Syphilis Test Now Available for Purchase

Credit: NOWDiagnostics The First to Know Syphilis Test retails for $29.99 and is available online and at major retailers and pharmacies. Positive results indicate the presence of antibodies to ...
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Syphilis cases are on the rise. The FDA just approved a home test that could combat that.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The rise in syphilis cases can be partially attributed to a lack of sexual education, one expert says. (Getty Creative) (jarun011 ...
Inverse

The FDA Just Approved Another At-Home Test For STIs — This One For Syphilis

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first at-home, OTC test to detect syphilis — a much-needed diagnostic tool for an infectious disease that has experienced a spike in ...

Australians are dying from syphilis, a disease that was almost eliminated more than a decade ago

Forty-two babies in Australia died from congenital syphilis between 2011 and 2025, with the outbreak driving health workers ...
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Biden health officials urge syphilis, hepatitis C & HIV tests on National HIV Testing Day (exclusive)

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. tktktk Federal officials, healthcare providers, and activists converged at a Walgreens in downtown Washington, D.C., earlier this ...