During infections, the immune system needs to distinguish foreign antigens that are expressed by invading bacteria and ...

A review and meta-analysis of four randomized controlled trials finds 7 days is noninferior to 14 days of antibiotics for ...

The White House has signaled that it will nominate the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) acting director Susan ...

The city Health Department is looking at how to preserve its “core” functions as it enters an expected federal funding ...

While C. auris may not a serious threat to healthy people, it is becoming more frequent, particularly in hospitals, where it ...

The H5N1 virus was detected in a single animal in Yorkshire, the British government said on Monday. It added that the risk to humans remained very low.

That era might now be over. In recent years, the U.S. had already begun to neglect its public-health infrastructure, ...

Newsweek has created a map showing where in the U.S. cases of Candida auris have been reported. Candida auris (C. auris) is a ...

People who have had direct contact with a person with tuberculosis might be eligible for a free limited latent tuberculosis ...

A fungus that has been described as a "urgent threat" by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is spreading rapidly across the ...

Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is commonly known for causing blisters and sores. But in some cases, the virus can migrate to ...