A few weeks in, Mitchell’s pediatrician began pressuring her to get her baby to gain weight, but he struggled with feeding.

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 ...

Researchers have a new battle tactic to fight drug-resistant bacterial infections. Their strategy involves using collections of bacteriophages, viruses that naturally attack bacteria.

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 ...

While some infections will clear up of their own accord, others will need to be treated with medication such as antibiotics, in the form of eye drops or ointment, or antihistamines. Here are the five ...

Foundation for Neglected Disease Research has described flavonoid compounds reported to be useful for the treatment of viral infections.

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.

A new study on doxy-PEP sheds light on whether people who are regular users become resistance to this treatment, which often ...

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

H. pylori infections occur across the world due to exposure to saliva or stool in contaminated water or food. Learn how the ...