Bacteria live all around us, even in us. Though some bacterial pathogens can cause dangerous infections, many of those microbes are harmless. Sometimes, the same strain of bacteria can lead to very ...

Medical science has been remarkably successful over the past two centuries at preventing and curing what were once common ...

Among adults older adults, a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection increases the risk of cardiovascular events over the ...

Data from a phase 3 trial designed to compare pralsetinib with standard therapy for certain patients with advanced lung cancer revealed a risk for severe — and potentially fatal — infections with the ...

A new study has found that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections were more frequent and severe compared with influenza A/B in older adults. Older adults were more likely to have respiratory ...

An infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) typically affects infants much harder than adults. While adults usually ...

Staphylococcus aureas, a common cause of skin and respiratory infections, is highly unpredictable. Between 20 and 30 percent of people carry quiet colonies on their skin and in their nostrils, which ...

(UPDATED) Patients with bacterial or viral infections severe enough to merit hospitalization are at increased risk of experiencing a CV event compared with those who lack an infectious-disease ...

High BMI and poor physical fitness during later adolescence increase the risk of both contracting and dying from sepsis and ...

Young children, older adults, and people with certain health conditions may be at higher risk for complications from RSV. Understanding your risk can help you make informed decisions about your health ...

Now, a new study describes mutations that predispose patients to severe staphylococcal infections. The research, published in Science, identifies a mutated gene common to multiple patients who suffer ...

Prominent MMA and wrestling figure Ben Askren is in the hospital with severe pneumonia, his wife disclosed via social media on Saturday. Amy Askren shared a post on her Facebook page that provided an ...