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www.npr.org
3 months ago
Health

Surge in syphilis cases drives some doctors to ration penicillin

Syphilis rates in the U.S. are at a 70-year high, posing a significant public health concern.
A shortage of penicillin injections, the go-to treatment for syphilis, has complicated the situation, leading to recommendations for rationing the drug. [ more ]
www.fastcompany.com
4 months ago
Artificial intelligence

The AI app that will detect your STD with a single photo

A startup called HeHealth uses AI to analyze photos of penises for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
The app has garnered over 40,000 users since its launch and has created the largest medically annotated penile dataset. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
4 months ago
Public health

Syphilis rates are highest since 1950 in the US

The rate of syphilis cases in the US increased by 9% in 2022, reaching the highest count since 1950.
Gonorrhea cases, on the other hand, declined for the first time in a decade. [ more ]
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