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.
WSIL-TV

MedMira receives Health Canada approval for its Multiplo(R) Rapid (TP/HIV) Test for Syphilis and HIV

The Multiplo® TP/HIV rapid test allows healthcare professional to accurately detect both HIV-1/2 and syphilis antibodieswith one sample using a simple finger prick that delivers results immediately.
JSTOR Daily

Performance of a Dual Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Syphilis Rapid Test Compared With Conventional Serological Testing for Syphilis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus in a ...

Cornelis A. Rietmeijer, More Mungati, Peter H. Kilmarx, Beth Tippett Barr, Elizabeth Gonese, Ranmini S. Kularatne, David A. Lewis, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Luanne Rodgers ...
Scientific American

At-Home Syphilis Test Could Increase Access and Combat Epidemic

On August 16 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the sale of the first over-the-counter at-home test for syphilis in an effort to contain a national surge in the sexually transmitted ...

New cases of syphilis in Alberta drop after introduction of rapid testing with immediate treatment

University of Alberta-led research reports that new cases of syphilis dropped in Alberta following the introduction of rapid ...
Morningstar

Health Canada Approves MedMira's Reveal(R) Rapid TP Test - Urgent New Tool In The Battle Against Syphilis

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA / ACCESS Newswire / August 26, 2025 / MedMira Inc. (MedMira) (TSXV:MIR) announced today that it has received approval from Health Canada for its Reveal® TP (Syphilis) Antibody ...
Nasdaq

Labcorp Expands Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Test Offerings with Rapid Syphilis Test

Labcorp to serve as the exclusive NOWDiagnostics (NOWDx) distributor for clinical testing in the U.S., offering First to Know® Syphilis Test nationwide BURLINGTON, N.C., Oct 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ...
EurekAlert!

$2.7 million NIH grant to fund first comprehensive syphilis test

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In the United States, syphilis cases rose by nearly 80% between 2018 and 2023, with 209,253 cases reported in the latest year of data. The infection, which can be transmitted ...
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Philadelphia FIGHT Ramps Up Rapid Syphilis Testing Amid Record-High Congenital Syphilis Cases

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Philadelphia FIGHT's PrEP Team, in partnership with their local Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy, is ramping up access to free rapid syphilis testing through a ...
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Amid Syphilis Rate Concerns In Alexandria, Rapid Testing Offered

ALEXANDRIA, VA — After the Alexandria Health Department shared that Alexandria had higher rates of syphilis than the region and state, a public clinic is stepping in to help. Neighborhood Health, a ...
STAT

Congenital syphilis cases in the U.S. have skyrocketed, CDC says

The number of babies born with congenital syphilis in the United States has soared over the last decade, leading to an increase in stillbirths, infant deaths, and life-altering birth defects, the ...