Election-Related Public Health Alert

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Breaking:

There were more cases of sexually transmitted diseases reported in the United States last year than ever before, according to new federal data. Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis — three of the most common S.T.D.s — grew for the second consecutive year, with sharper increases in the West than other regions. And while all three diseases are treatable with antibiotics, most cases continue to go undiagnosed, potentially causing infertility and other problems.

The syphilis rate rose most sharply, by 19 percent. Public health officials are particularly worried about an increase in the number of babies whose mothers are passing it to them in utero, which can cause stillbirths and infant deaths. Progress in the fight against S.T.D.s has “unraveled,” according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Could this aging strumpet be the Typhoid Mary of this outbreak?:

Madonna has quite an offer for voters who choose Hillary Clintonon Election Day: oral sex.

While opening for comedian Amy Schumer in New York City, Madonna, 58, made her proposition to a packed house at Madison Square Garden.

Fleet’s in!