The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Elanco Animal Health's oral drug to protect dogs against six parasitic ...

People at risk for contracting HIV from sex can reduce their risk of infection by up to 99% when they take pre-exposure ...

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Frailty emerged as an independent risk factor for severe infection and end-stage renal disease or death across different age ...

Intermountain Health has received funding for a project aiming to improve the use of antibiotics for children with ...

Are autoimmune diseases fatal? Normally, your immune system fights off disease and protects your body from infection. However, when you have an autoimmune disease, your immune system ...

Here's how to safely use antibiotics while pregnant, and some practical tips to help prevent and manage infections.

Harvard Medical School scientists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have designed a drug-free nasal spray that coats the inner ...

Public health officials in Toronto have confirmed two patients with Listeria monocytogenes infections traced to deli meat. The sliced, ready-to-eat deli ...

Loa loa infections affect up to 20 million people in Central and West Africa, but options for treatment and control are widely inadequate. Laura Salm-Reifferscheidt reports.

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic, systemic, and often painful skin condition. Here’s what it’s like living with it.