#infection

In 2013, three germs made the list of urgent threats to human health. Two more were added this year, according to a new report.

Diagnostic errors are associated with missed strokes, lung cancers and blood infections that can lead to death or serious disability.

Health officials probe 87 possible cases of a paralyzing condition that mostly strikes kids.

Users of either reusable or disposable lenses are particularly vulnerable to a disease that can cause blindness.

That means Cadbury chocolates, bananas and Pepsi are not contaminated with the virus.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has just launched its “Be Antibiotics Aware” campaign.

This extreme infection is the No. 1 cause of death in U.S. hospitals.

HIV rates are rising in the Navajo Nation at a time when rates are holding steady or declining in other minority groups across the United Stat...

There is a potential risk of transmitting hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hep B virus (HBV) at nail salons and barbershops if razors, clippers, na...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) suggests HIV testing for all 16- to 18-year-olds living in areas of the country with high prevalence...

Black and Latino children with frequent ear infections are less likely to have access to medical care for treatment compared with white childr...

Moms who solely breast-feed newborns for four months and include breast milk in the babies? diets again for another two months (until age 6 mo...