Summer COVID surge hits as cicada variant spreads
The CDC says COVID-19 is growing or likely growing across the country this summer, with cases rising in the South and West and also picking up in the Northeast and Midwest. Experts are pointing to a heavily mutated strain nicknamed the cicada variant, officially labeled BA.3.2, as part of what’s fueling the increase heading into […]
The rise of syphilis in pregnant women across the U.S.
Syphilis has been making a comeback in the United States for years, but its impact on pregnant women and their unborn children has reached a particularly urgent level. According to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2026, the rate of maternal syphilis climbed 28% between 2022 and 2024, […]