Syphilis symptoms and causes, Bicillin shortage, cancer cases rise, and why sitting is so bad for us

Why are syphilis cases on the rise? In this episode: what doctors need to know about syphilis transmission, how to treat syphilis, plus congenital syphilis.

AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, also shares the latest cancer statistics, why cancer cases are on the rise and tips to reduce the harmful effects of sitting. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.


💊 Sexually Transmitted Infections #STI CDC Treatment Guidelines: https://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment-guidelines/default.htm

🚼 For more on congenital syphilis treatment and babies born with syphilis, watch: https://youtu.be/CG3HIYVYadw?si=ufH2ByNvthLno1gJ&t=544

📈 2022 CDC STI Surveillance Report: https://www.cdc.gov/std/statistics/2022/default.htm

🦠 Who is most affected by syphilis? For more on how is syphilis spread and what populations are affected by syphilis, see CDC STDs fact sheet: https://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/stdfact-syphilis.htm

🪑 New study on the side effects of sitting, read Occupational Sitting Time, Leisure Physical Activity, and All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2814094

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