This week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the way for putting the first at-home, over-the-counter test to detect syphilis antibodies in human blood. Test-kits for syphilis for the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted marketing authorization for the first at-home syphilis test. The over-the-counter First To Know Syphilis Test, made by NOWDiagnostics in Arkansas, ...

Syphilis cases have been rising at an alarming rate in the United States, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As concerns for syphilis and sexually ...

– Program Provides At-Risk Consumers Access to Free Tests Delivered At Home – SPRINGDALE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NOWDiagnostics, Inc. (NOWDx), a leader in developing over-the-counter (OTC) and ...

The rise in syphilis cases can be partially attributed to a lack of sexual education, one expert says. (Getty Creative) Soon you will be able to test for syphilis at home, thanks to a ...

SPRINGDALE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NOWDiagnostics, Inc. (NOWDx), a developer of over-the-counter (OTC) and point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests, today announced that its First To Know® Syphilis Test—a ...

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first at-home, OTC test to detect syphilis — a much-needed diagnostic tool for an infectious disease that has experienced a spike in ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — On August 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved NOWDiagnostics to begin marketing the first at-home, over-the-counter syphilis test. While the at-home test alone is ...

Credit: NOWDiagnostics The First to Know Syphilis Test retails for $29.99 and is available online and at major retailers and pharmacies. Positive results indicate the presence of antibodies to ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling for urgent physician action after nearly 3800 infants were born with syphilis in 2022, a more than 10-fold increase from 2012. That action ...

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

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.