MRSA is a type of staph bacteria that commonly lives on the skin and is resistant to many often used antibiotics. Learn about ...

Your mouth might be influencing your heart health more than you realize. Recent studies have revealed a compelling connection ...

Cases of 'suitcase' malaria, also known as Odyssean malaria, have been reported among travellers returning from countries ...

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday reported the first case of melioidosis since Typhoon Krathon struck Taiwan ...

U.S. children who menstruate are most likely to get their first period around the age of 12, according to research published ...

The second of two pivotal studies of a six-monthly HIV prevention injection containing the antiretroviral drug lenacapavir ...

Burden of disease attributable to unsafe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene: 2019 update presents estimates of the burden of disease attributable to unsafe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene ...

On a warm August afternoon, as he and his family navigate Stanford University’s sprawling campus in their oversize golf cart, men’s basketball coach Kyle Smith finds relief in the smile spreading ...

Vaccinating older people probably did avert some deaths in 2021, but the effects were small. And even those small effects on ...

Whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for this time of year, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. There have ...

The number of malaria cases in Europe linked to global travel is on the rise, according to analysis published in ...

Since 1970, 37 countries have cut the probability of their citizens dying before they reach age 70 in half, a milestone that ...