Emergency room visits and hospitalizations for acute respiratory illness in Clark County peaked in February but remain high.

Combined assessment using MSUS semiquantitative scores and inflammatory biomarkers may improve diagnostic accuracy and ...

Acute conditions happen suddenly and usually last less than six months. Chronic conditions last more than six months and are ...

Acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) remains a pervasive public health issue worldwide, exerting significant impacts on healthcare systems, economies and communities. AGI, typified by abrupt onset of ...

A panicked parent calls. Her vigorous, active toddler was recovering from a cold when he suddenly began to have trouble walking, crying as though in pain. His face "looks funny," the parent reports.

AUSTIN, Texas -- A spike in a mysterious and rare disorder that causes polio-like symptoms, even paralysis, has been confirmed in Texas. Officials in the Lone Star State say they have seen eight ...

Researchers found evidence of what might cause acute flaccid myelitis, known as AFM, a rare polio-like illness that affects children. According to a study published Monday in the journal Nature ...

When prescribing antibiotic therapy for an acute illness in a patient with acne vulgaris, should the daily antibiotics used to treat the acne (i.e., minocycline, tetracycline) be withheld?—TERESA ...