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HEALTHJun 15 · 11:56 UTCSTAT NEWSTheresa Gaffney and Gideon Gil

STAT+: Where ‘democracy met science,’ 50 years ago

The article highlights an 800% increase in U.S. congenital syphilis cases between 2012 and 2024, despite penicillin being a preventable treatment. A current shortage of the drug exacerbates the public health crisis, with affected infants facing severe complications like bone deformities and brain damage.

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