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A model of a billboard from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) which ran in Los Angeles earlier this year but has been rejected to be displayed in many other cities is seen at the AHF office in Hollywood, California on May 18, 2018. - A billboard on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood screams out a stark warning: "drug-resistant gonorrhea alert!" Sexually transmitted diseases have made an alarming resurgence across the US, where 2016 saw a record two million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, including 628 cases of congenital syphilis. But California, the most populous US state, stands out for its willingness to tackle the crisis head-on, with cases of the three ailments up 45 percent in 2017 from five years ago. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Javier TOVAR, "California on front line as STDs run rampant in US" (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

FDA Approves First At-Home Syphilis Test

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have given the green light to the first at-home syphilis test amid a rise of cases in the U.S.

A couple smoke cigarettes in a public house in Bath, on June 30 2007 in Somerset, England. From 6am July 1 smoking in all enclosed places such as cafes and pubs will be banned. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Gallup Poll: Americans Who Smoke Cigarettes At ’80-Year Low’

According to a recent Gallup poll, the percentage of Americans who report smoking cigarettes is at another historic low this year.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 31: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) listens as Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) speaks during a news conference on the need to pass bipartisan tax relief for American families on July 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. Earlier this week Senate passed two bills to expand online privacy and safety protections for children as Democrats tee up a vote on the $79 billion package to expand the child tax credit (CTC) which will put a cap on the Senate's work before they leave for their monthlong August recess. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Chuck Schumer: I Will Work To Block GOP Budget Cuts Of The CDC

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told The Associated Press (AP) on Sunday that he will try to stop a GOP-backed plan that would reduce the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) budget, claiming that doing so “could put public health at risk.”