It's one of medicine's biggest mysteries — why sometimes our immune system attacks our own bodies. Autoimmune diseases affect ...

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

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

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -Tiny viruses that only infect and kill bacteria can help treat deadly antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections with Staphylococcus aureus, results from a mid-stage trial ...

In the largest synthesis to date, researchers reviewed 155 studies linking viral infections, including influenza, SARS-CoV-2, ...

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

Dr. Heidi S. Park (Medicine): A 43-year-old woman was admitted to the psychiatry service of this hospital because of depressed mood and suicidal ideation. The patient had been in her usual state of ...

Globally, sepsis infection is the leading cause of death in children, taking more than 3.4 million lives per year, according to the Sepsis Alliance — and 85% of these deaths occur before age 5. Sepsis ...

To convert the values for urea nitrogen to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.357. To convert the values for creatinine to micromoles per liter, multiply by 88.4. To convert the values for glucose to ...

Infectious thyroiditis can develop due to a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection. It can be acute or subacute, and can cause symptoms such as throat pain and thyroid gland swelling. “Thyroiditis” ...

Vaccination against hepatitis B is a common recommendation, but what exactly is it preventing? HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his advisory group plan to meet this week to discuss and vote on ...

(NewsNation) — New research suggests that heart attacks may not only be caused by high cholesterol, poor diet and stress, but they could also be triggered by common viral infections. The findings ...