What are called autoimmune diseases can affect just about every part of the body – and tens of millions of people. While most ...

The risks after being infected with the virus "lasted much longer" compared with post-vaccination, researchers said ...

The largest study of its kind has shown the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine causes far fewer problems than the virus itself ...

Doctor after doctor misdiagnosed or shrugged off Ruth Wilson’s rashes, swelling, fevers and severe pain for six years. She ...

Building on discoveries from cancer research and the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists are decoding the biology behind autoimmune ...

COVID triples the risk of a heart attack, researchers say, while flu quadruples the risk. Shingles, HIV, and hepatitis C ...

Tiny viruses that only infect and kill bacteria can help treat deadly antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections with ...

The NICD has confirmed South Africa’s first recorded outbreak of Alkalihalobacillus clausii bloodstream infections.

Heart disease and stroke dominate India's health statistics - but this hidden culprit links many of these deaths.

The rise of infections caused by Mgen, C. auris, treatment-resistant E. coli, and more could become future public-health threats, experts say.

High cholesterol, as the name suggests, is an overabundance of cholesterol, in your blood. Though this lipid‑like substance is indispensable for tasks such as constructing cell membranes and ...

A substantial proportion of critically ill immunocompromised (CII) patients develop bloodstream infections (BSIs) and sepsis, which significantly increases the risk of mortality and poor outcomes ...