The bacteria Legionella can survive in water systems for years and can cause acute and chronic illness: In 2014-15, it was blamed for at least 12 deaths in the Flint water crisis in Michigan, and as ...

Osteomyelitis, a bone infection caused by bacterial or fungal spread, leads to painful swelling and potential bone loss if ...

If your veterinarian also noticed crystals in your cat's urine in the urinalysis, as well as the bacteria, they might ...

Diabetes-related blood sugar imbalance can weaken your immune system, making you prone to infections. Frequent respiratory ...

Researchers have uncovered how chronic hepatitis C infection leads to autoimmune disease, which opens new paths for treatments ...

"If the nonclinical data they’ve generated translates clinically, this will be one of the most important contributions to ...

A doctor may perform a urine culture to determine the type of bacteria that is causing the infection and the best antibiotic to treat it. At-home UTI tests are available to check urine for ...

The results shocked the family. Kian had melioidosis. Melioidosis is a life-threatening bacterial infection common in tropical areas around the world, which is spread through contact with ...

Vast Therapeutics, a clinical-stage life science company, today announced that it has been awarded a nearly two million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).1 The two-year project ...

The cervicovaginal microbiome's role in Chlamydia infections underscores the need for molecular classification to enhance ...