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A growing number of physicians are prescribing a commonly used antibiotic as a way to prevent chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis infections in gay and bisexual men and transgender women cnn.it/3qk5pZb

Really fantastic news!

The world desperately needs new antibiotics for #gonorrhea. Looks like the first new one in decades may be on the near-term horizon. statnews.com/2023/11/01/new…

NEW: CDC is sounding the alarm about congenital syphilis (when the infection is passed from parent to infant during birth) increasing tenfold over the last decade. “We need to do things differently because obviously what we're doing now is not working.” politico.com/news/2023/11/0…

The number of babies born with congenital #syphilis has soared in the US, up 10-fold over a decade ago, a new CDC report reveals. Amplifying the tragedy: Most of these cases could have been averted with proper & timely care. statnews.com/2023/11/07/con…

Hundreds died last year from congenital syphilis in the US, and an ongoing shortage of the only drug that can prevent the disease is putting more lives at risk trib.al/1JdUroW

The CDC says congenital syphilis cases are at a 30-year high. They’re suggesting more testing. apnews.com/article/25df6e…

Congenital syphilis has become more than ten times as common over the past decade, the C.D.C. reported. “The situation is dire,” said one expert. nyti.ms/3MwLCNQ

Would love to see a link to that "Task Force." Apparently not easy to find. We asked HHS Assistant Secretary for Health to declare congenital syphilis a Public Health Emergency...crickets. You get the Public Health you pay for. National Coalition of STD Directors

Appreciate Dr. Vanchiere for speaking out about the impact of congenital syphilis on patients and for doing it in his syphilis tie.

This is a failure of our public health systems. We need action and we need it now! Increased and sustained funding to local, state, and federal public health systems, investment in multidisciplinary teams to aid patients with syphilis (DIS and Case Managers) and inc awareness!@ID

Need something to do this weekend? The public comment period on draft guidelines for doxy as STI PEP close next week. We’ve got a template and instructions to help you do it: ncsddc.org/ncsd-releases-…

Cheers to everyone about to tell their children, “I literally just need you to eat one green.”

I Pfizer Inc. including penicillin in their Super Bowl commercial seems like sleazy propaganda when we know they are the sole reason for a penicillin shortage in the US this year in the midst of a syphilis surge…#STITwitter

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New CDC data shows a drop in STD rates after years of skyrocketing cases. But that progress is fragile and experts fear it could reverse if Trump reimposes the Title X rule, Rs cut public health funding or SCOTUS guts Obamacare's coverage of PrEP politico.com/news/2024/11/1…