A Florida man in his 70s contracted an extremely rare, life-threatening infection in his implanted defibrillator after eating ...

Increased antibiotic use can lead, seemingly paradoxically, to more problematic infections, as the bacteria evolve to resist the treatment. The answer to this antimicrobial resistance, which the ...

Aquarists use antibiotics to treat bacterial infections, such as fin rot, in fish. For the best chance of helping fish ...

Fourteen months ago, the 32-year-old Kilde crashed near the finish line in a downhill race in Wengen, Switzerland. He had ...

New cases of a dangerous, drug-resistant fungus have been identified in at least two states’ hospital systems.

A drug-resistant type of bacteria that has adapted to health care settings evolved in the past several years to weaponize an antimicrobial genetic tool, eliminating its cousins and replacing them as ...

Some notoriously difficult to treat infections may not be as resistant to antibiotics as has been thought, according to new research using a microfluidic device that more closely duplicates the fluid ...

A drug-resistant type of bacteria that has adapted to health care settings evolved in the past several years to weaponize an ...

Cellulitis is a skin infection that can occur when bacteria enter an open bug bite. Early treatment is crucial. Learn how to ...

A clinical trial led by researchers at the Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico and the University of Milan found a ...

Scientists were shocked to discover that microplastics don’t just pollute the environment, they may also be fueling the rise ...

Clarithromycin might be used if a person with measles developed a secondary bacterial infection, but O’Leary said it would ...