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Instances of babies being born with syphilis in Texas are going through the roof, and the antibiotics supply is running low, but fear not, because the mentally ill fat man with a receding hairline and obvious unaddressed inflammation issues who thinks he’s a woman is on the case, offering “expert” health advice. On Thursday, Joe Biden’s Assistant Secretary of Health Richard Levine visited a Dallas-area public hospital and met with administrators Steve Love and Dr. Emily Adhikari to assess the recent explosion in congenital syphilis cases. From a report at The Dallas Morning News:Feds eye Texas as cases of syphilis...

Well the Dow closed 39,131.53 and the NASDAQ 15,996.82 for this week. Accounting for inflation caused by federal spending on COVID we are a long way... Japanese and South Korean companies benefit we had a Uniparty junket to those countries Mike Crapo Republican US Senator from Idaho ranking on the Finance Committee joined... And the Democrat Update I think the Democrats are going crazy so we need Napoleon the 14th from 1966... Are you scared into voting Democrat yet? Well to help you sone uniformed individuals have been touring State Capitol buildings across the United States... There are folks out...

The former air stewardess 'unexpectedly started shaking and going pale', an inquest heardA WOMAN described as "perfectly healthy" died after a night out watching the football with her husband, an inquest heard. Stacey Dannielle Harris and partner David enjoyed the World Cup final with friends a week before Christmas in 2022. Stacey Dannielle Harris died after a night out watching the football with her husband The 30-year-old with her partner David, who tried to save her life The couple, who had a "fantastic relationship", had a few drinks before returning to their home in Caerau, Cardiff, with a takeaway at...

The rate of syphilis among pregnant women in the U.S. has more than tripled in recent years, according to new research that helps shed light on an even greater surge of babies born with the potentially deadly infection. The U.S. rate of maternal syphilis cases rose 221.6%, from 87.2 infections per 100,000 births in 2016 to 280.4 per 100,000 in 2022, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. During the same time frame, the total number of annual cases rose from 3,431 to 10,232

Health officials are warning that the rise of life-threatening sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is “out of control.” According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, STIs are on a worrying rise putting millions of people’s lives at risk from entirely preventable infections. “STIs must be a public health priority,” the CDC warned on Tuesday. The health agency noted that “the most alarming concerns” revolve around syphilis cases — which are at the highest level they’ve been in more than seven decades. Reported chlamydia cases have remained at a record high level but gonorrhea cases did decline...

U.S. syphilis cases reach highest levels since the 1950s, creating a critical public health need. In response to the surging number of syphilis and congenital syphilis cases nationwide, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is taking action to slow the spread with a focus on those most significantly impacted. Through the establishment of the National Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis Syndemic (NSCSS) Federal Task Force, the Department is utilizing its agencies, its expertise, and its stakeholder network to respond to the U.S. syphilis and congenital syphilis epidemic. The actions of the Task Force leverage federal resources to reduce...

Protest in France has tapered off since the Yellow Vests mass demonstrations in late 2018 and early 2019 but this week a spirited nationwide protest by farmers emerged. Larg conglomerates and global businesses the target of farmers anger since their policies threaten the ability of French farmers to make a living... French political leader Florian Philippot ("Les Patriots") saying that deal with the South American countries: "will kill our agriculture"... As the protests spread to highways in the Paris area Friday Prime Minister Gabirel Attal appearing at a cattle farm. He announced measures including the cancellation of a planned tax...

President Trump on Wednesday was photographed while he was on his way to a Manhattan court to attend a trial where the jury will decide how much he has to pay E. Jean Carroll for his so-called ‘defamatory’ statements about her. The left-wing media freaked out over red marks on President Trump’s right hand. It could be red marker or blisters from playing golf, but miserable leftists like James Carville immediately claimed Trump has syphilis. “So this photo of lesions on Trump’s hand is real and from today,” far left ‘reporter’ Aaron Rupar said on X. So this photo of...

The surge in congenital syphilis cases challenges the CDC’s claim that racism is the primary cause, as the numbers sharply increased regardless of racial disparities. In 2022 alone, cases rose to 3,700, leading to 51 deaths and 231 stillbirths. This alarming trend prompts a critical examination of the factors contributing to the epidemic. Simultaneously, the escalating number of illegal encounters at the southern border further compounds the challenges. Border Patrol reported over 547,000 encounters in less than three months into fiscal year 2024, surpassing any previous records before President Joe Biden took office. The gravity of the situation has sparked...

A syphilis epidemic has broken out in the US and clinics say its a struggle to get antibiotics. The antibiotic treatment for the sexually transmitted disease is running low across the United States while the number of infections has risen to high levels. This has prompted dozens of public health groups to ask the White House to intervene.

The state of Mississippi saw cases of congenital syphilis rise 11-fold between 2016 and 2022, a new study by University of Mississippi Medical Center researchers shows, contributing to an already high rate of infant illness and death in the state amid a dire rise in cases of the deadly disease that has echoed across the nation in recent years Researchers said the dramatic increase in the condition highlights the link between health, poverty and institutional racism in "fueling transmission of severe but preventable infections.” More than 70% of the babies hospitalized with congenital syphilis were African-American, though the number of...

America is in the midst of an explosion of sexually transmitted diseases as these maps compiled by DailyMail.com using official data show. Using the most up-to-date Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, they show how every state has seen a spike in cases of syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease that can lead to organ damage, and gonorrhea, an STD that can cause infertility, between 2017 and 2021. Only chlamydia, the most common STD in the US, appeared to have infection rates plateau - but the suspicion is that fewer tests are being done. Overall, infection rates of syphilis...

Part of the reason cases of syphilis — as well as other STIs — are rising is because public health efforts to control these diseases are underfunded.

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) spiked significantly across the Big Apple following the lifting of lockdown restrictions, new data from the New York City Health Department reveals. The agency’s stats show chlamydia cases rose 9% between 2020 and 2021, while the number of females diagnosed with primary and secondary syphilis surged by 28.7%. The “significant” rise in infections has prompted public officials to plead with raunchy residents to urgently get tested to stop further spread. Some centers are now repurposing lab equipment used for COVID tests to screen for chlamydia and gonorrhea, the department said in a press release regarding the...

<p>"This seems like something that should have happened a hundred years ago, not last year," the state's former health officer said.</p><p>JACKSON, Miss. — The number of babies in Mississippi being treated for congenital syphilis has jumped by more than 900% over five years, uprooting the progress the nation’s poorest state had made in nearly quashing what experts say is an avoidable public health crisis. The rise in cases has placed newborns at further risk of life-threatening harm in a state that’s already home to the nation’s worst infant mortality rate.</p>

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico health officials are renewing a public order aimed at protecting newborn babies from syphilis. The state Health Department on Wednesday announced requirements that medical providers follow best practices by testing all pregnant women for syphilis multiple times. The agency says that New Mexico had the highest rate of congenital syphilis cases among states in 2020, when there were 42 local cases of newborn babies contracting the disease from their mothers. That is the most recent year for finalized federal statistics. Syphilis is a bacterial disease that surfaces as genital sores but can ultimately...

Sexually transmitted diseases exploded in 2021, with syphilis rates reaching levels not seen in decades, according to an official from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Syphilis, a bacterial disease that shows up as genital sores and can lead to other diseases and even death, showed a huge increase last year. The rate of syphilis cases reached its highest level since 1991, while the total number of cases rose to its highest level since 1948, just three years after World War II. HIV cases also rose 16 percent from 2020 to 2021,The Guardian reports.

Sharply rising cases of some sexually transmitted diseases, including a 26% rise in new syphilis infections reported last year, are prompting US health officials to call for new prevention and treatment efforts. ... Infections rates for some STDs, including gonorrhea and syphilis, have been rising for years. Last year the rate of syphilis cases reached its highest since 1991 and the total number of cases hit its highest since 1948. HIV cases are also on the rise, up 16% last year. An international outbreak of monkeypox has further highlighted the nation’s worsening problem with diseases spread mostly through sex. ......

A gay porn star has shared photographs of how his moneypox symptoms developed over a month, graduating from small bumps he thought were razor burn to huge blisters that could leave him scarred. Silver Steele, of Houston, Texas, started getting monkeypox symptoms around July 11, when small pimple-like white spots started appearing around his mouth. Over the course of three weeks, Steele saw the spots develop into painful red blisters before they eventually scabbed over and started healing. He said he was posting the montage of his symptom development 'not to gross anyone out, but to educate'. 'This is really...

A monkeypox patient's nose started to rot in one of the most shocking cases documented in the current outbreak. The 40-year-old man, from Germany, went to his GP with a red spot on his nose which was initially dismissed as sunburn. But within three days the skin on his nose started to die and turn black, leaving him with a painful, swollen scab. Around the same time white pus-filled spots developed across his entire body, which were particularly bad on his penis and around his mouth. A PCR test confirmed he was infected with monkeypox and he was taken to...