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The US hasn't seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates are down or flat

Jan. 30, 2024 21:38 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn't abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in 2022, according to a new federal government report on sexually transmitted diseases in adults. But there's some unexpected good news: The rate of new gonorrhea cases fell for...