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Gonorrhoea and Syphilis cases hit highest level in Europe in 10 years
NewsMay 29 2026

Summary: Cases of Gonorrhoea and Syphilis reach 10-year highs in Europe Rates of congenital Syphilis more than double in the same timeframe Rises in ...

Young man sitting in front of a lake wondering if Syphilis can be passed on without a sore
Sexual HealthJanuary 16 2026

When we’re worried about STIs, we tend to search for certainty—which symptoms determine which infection, and how long it will take to know when we’re ...

Can Syphilis be transmitted through saliva?
Sexual HealthAugust 22 2025

If you knew anything about sexually transmitted infections (STIs), you’d know that you get Syphilis from sex. But you might be surprised to know that ...

Gloved hands placing a blood sample tube into a laboratory centrifuge
NewsJune 6 2025

Summary: Not in 2025. Diagnoses of infectious Syphilis in heterosexual men in England fell by 3.6%, to 1,303, after more than doubling between 2015 a...

Can STIs cause hair loss?
Sexual HealthMay 16 2025

When you think of STIs, you may not think of hair loss. But it is indeed a symptom that some people experience. Syphilis can cause hair loss in some i...

Woman doing maths on a large piece of glass
NewsMay 9 2025

Canadian researchers have developed a novel approach to modelling the spread of Syphilis, potentially providing communities with new resources to comb...