WHO guidelines on core components of infection prevention and control programmes at the national and acute health care facility level: These new guidelines on the core components of IPC programmes at ...

I don’t have tonsils, adenoids or an appendix ... just weeks after he issued a statement on his health, following an infection. ‘Over the summer, I’ve been dealing with a severe eye ...

Also, because the back of the throat, the nose, sinuses, and ears are all connected, some conditions, for example, ear infections or fluid in the ear, can be related to sinusitis. It is not uncommon ...

Some are undergoing further tests. By Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes A possible cluster of bird-flu infections in Missouri has grown to include eight people, in what may be the first examples ...

In the months that followed, at least 19 developed valley fever, and eight were hospitalized from their infection. This outbreak follows a dramatic increase of more than 800% in valley fever ...

A 38-year-old man from Kerala has been confirmed as India’s first mpox clade 1 infection. This is a deadlier strain of the virus, first identified in Africa’s Democratic Republic of Congo. Experts ...

Life-threatening fungal infections are on the rise in the United States. Their growth has been described as "alarming" by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC,) with one ...

When examining your tonsils, a physician will ask for your medical history, perform a physical exam, and, in some cases, take an X-ray to examine the adenoids further. They may take a throat swab to ...

While you develop some immunity after a COVID infection, it doesn’t just grow with each additional hit. You might be thinking, “Aren’t I more protected against COVID and less likely to have ...

bCentro INFANT de Medicina Traslacional (CIMeT), Escuela de Bio y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM), Buenos Aires, Argentina cConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y ...

Coughs/colds ≥5 times (OR 1.91, 95% CI 1.22 to 2.99), breathing problems ≥5 times (RR 1.78, 95% CI 1.26 to 2.53) and ear infections (RR 1.95, 95% CI 1.39 to 2.72) in past year were associated with ...

And certain chronic viral infections can lead to liver cancer. Infections like these account for an estimated 13 percent of all cancer cases globally, according to a new report published Wednesday ...