These infections can pave the way for a heart attack or stroke because they can trigger or worsen inflammation, which is the ...

New UK data shows RSV vaccines in pregnant women cut infant hospitalizations by 72%, while premature babies are now protected ...

Infections — both viral and bacterial — are common, especially in your eyes. Iowa Eye Center's Dr. Brian Privett has a few tips to spot, treat and keep eye infections at bay.

Mild and moderate infections are common among patients with inflammatory bowel disease, with women having higher incidence ...

Severe cases can cause more systemic infections, pneumonia, brain swelling and toxic shock syndrome. Adults who did not have chickenpox as a child are more vulnerable to serious infection.

A person in Arizona recently died of pneumonic plague—a rare and severe form of the disease. An expert explains how the ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a well-known cause of infections in children, but it's understudied in older individuals ...

Patna: A 71-year-old man has been successfully treated for a rare and fast-spreading infection known as Fournier's Gangrene, ...

An ear infection can present as a dull, persistent ache, and is sometimes accompanied by pressure, discharge, itching, fever or muffled hearing.In more severe cases, the pain can be sudden, sharp ...

Guillermo Amescua, M.D., an ophthalmologist and corneal specialist at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, explains what a corneal ...

Some scientists are raising concerns about Aspergillus, a potentially deadly fungus that could spread across regions of the U.S., Europe, and Asia. This mold flourishes in warm, humid environments.