Healthcare‑associated infections are infections that surface 48 hours after a patient’s admission, or, within a month after discharge, and they have no link to the original reason for the stay. They ...

A person came down with an atypical form of pneumonia in November 2002, but it would be two months before anyone realized it was the start of a pandemic.

Over the past 10 years, researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand analysed small tissue samples of 1,586 children under five who died at public health facilities in Soweto. Results show ...

A spike in diagnoses of Shiga toxin and hemolytic uremic syndrome has been reported in teenagers and children in Arizona, ...

Cabo Verde’s decades-long effort to eliminate malaria shows how persistence, partnership, and local leadership can create a ...

Health experts have cautioned that this year's flu season has commenced "unusually early" with infections already climbing across most age groups, setting the stage for what could prove to be a "very ...

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Dermatologists are urging people not to skip the shower after they work out, over fears it could lead to painful skin infections. Exercise is a key factor for long-term health and longevity, ...

We're hurtling towards winter, and the usual roster of seasonal viruses are making themselves known, with coughs, sniffles and wheezing echoing across offices, schools and nurseries across the UK. NHS ...