Pneumonia is a disease that burdens the health care system with more than 1.2 million emergency room visits each year and ...

Melioidosis is a little-known tropical disease now seen as an emerging global public health threat. The disease is caused by ...

Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD E. coli bacteria from your skin or rectum are common causes of UTIs.UTIs often require antibiotics to treat and prevent serious complications like kidney ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Dec. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new rapid test could improve treatment of ...

As antibiotic-resistant infections rise and are projected to cause up to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, scientists are ...

Medical science has been remarkably successful over the past two centuries at preventing and curing what were once common ...

Bacterial endocarditis, or infective endocarditis, is a rare infection of the heart lining and valves. It is caused by a bacterial infection and results in flu-like symptoms. The condition may become ...

When it comes to bacterial infections, bacterial meningitis may not be the most common one, but it is certainly among the most serious. "The most worrisome part of bacterial meningitis is the ...

A research team at Leibniz-HKI has described a new enzyme that renders the highly toxic molecule malleicyprol harmless.

After filming a music video on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Miley Cyrus said she was recently hospitalized with a knee infection, prompting doctors to weigh in on how certain environments can expose ...

Sinus infections, also known as sinusitis, can leave us feeling miserable with symptoms like nasal congestion, facial pain ...