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Facing unchecked syphilis outbreak, Great Plains tribes south federal help. Months later, no one has responded.
Facing unchecked syphilis outbreak, Great Plains tribes south federal help. Months later, no one has responded.
Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica
May 7, 2024
3:00 pm

The syphilis rate among Indigenous people in the Great Plains is higher than at any point in 80 years of records. More than 3% of Native American babies born in South Dakota last year had the preventable and curable — but potentially fatal — disease.

Rapid rise in syphilis hits Native Americans hardest
Rapid rise in syphilis hits Native Americans hardest
Cecilia Nowell, KFF Health News
March 22, 2024
2:05 pm

Infection rates in this region of the Southwest — the 27,000-square-mile reservation encompasses parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah — are among the nation’s highest.

Syphilis is killing babies. The U.S. government is failing to stop the disease from spreading.
Syphilis is killing babies. The U.S. government is failing to stop the disease from spreading.
Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica
March 4, 2024
2:05 pm

The only drug that treats syphilis during pregnancy is in short supply. Untreated, the disease can pass to newborns, killing them or leaving them with disabilities. As cases rise sharply, the government isn’t doing much to prevent shortages.

Abreva’s diamond lips sweepstakes offers glam relief for cold sore woes
Abreva’s diamond lips sweepstakes offers glam relief for cold sore woes
Jack O'Brien
February 7, 2024
12:59 pm

Abreva is holding a sweepstakes for a one-of-a-kind set of 16 carat diamond lips featuring a single ruby to signify the cold sore experience.

Surge in syphilis cases leads some providers to ration penicillin
Surge in syphilis cases leads some providers to ration penicillin
Catherine Sweeney, WPLN, KFF Health News
February 1, 2024
10:00 am

The ongoing penicillin shortage is so severe that public health agencies have recommended that providers ration the drug.

California bill would mandate HPV vaccine for incoming college students
California bill would mandate HPV vaccine for incoming college students
Rachel Scheier, KFF Health News
April 12, 2023
11:30 am

A bill pending in the California legislature would require schools to notify parents that their kids are expected to be vaccinated for HPV before entering eighth grade, as part of a push to get more children inoculated against the cancer-causing strains of the virus, theoretically before they become sexually active.

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