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.

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Guidelines have recently changed to recommend more regular testing for syphilis throughout pregnancy, ...

With syphilis cases soaring 80% in adults and an astounding 183% in congenital cases — when a pregnant person passes syphilis to their baby during pregnancy or childbirth — from the years 2018-22, the ...