Since the 1940s when antibiotics revolutionized medicine, they have enabled the effective treatment of bacterial infections ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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.

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