Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Kaiser Health News

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Babies die as congenital syphilis continues a decade-long surge across the U.S.

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Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Kaiser Health News

Publish date: April 14, 2022

From 2011 to 2020, congenital syphilis resulted in 633 documented stillbirths and infant deaths, according to the new CDC data.

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Racism a strong factor in Black women’s high rate of premature births, study finds

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Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Kaiser Health News

Publish date: October 6, 2021

“There isn’t enough known about preterm birth, but from what is known, inflammation is involved, immune dysfunction, and that’s what stress leads t...

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Can the U.S. keep COVID-19 variants in check? Here’s what it takes

Author:

Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Kaiser Health News

Publish date: January 28, 2021

If these or other strains significantly change the way the virus transmits and attacks the body, they could cause yet another prolonged surge in il...

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Congenital syphilis continues to rise at an alarming rate

Author:

Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Kaiser Health News

Publish date: October 9, 2019

Nationwide, 1,306 infants acquired syphilis from their mother in 2018, a 40% rise over 2017.

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