Researchers have revealed how Staphylococcus aureus bacteria extract iron from hemoglobin—a process crucial to their survival ...

A new study reveals that diabetes significantly accelerates the emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus ...

Before a vaccine was available, an estimated 48,000 people were hospitalized in the United States each year. It doesn't have ...

Lying in my hospital bed in June 1994, I was on a knife-edge. I had no idea what would happen. I was 38. I’d just had a bone ...

Neuropathy, skin rash, and hyperglycemia following enfortumab vedotin treatment were associated with improved PFS in ...

Here’s a look at Zika virus, an illness spread through mosquito bites that can cause birth defects and other neurological defects. Facts Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ...

This guide includes an overview of practices for the prevention and management of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) by healthcare professionals practicing in public health or ...

Blood cancer symptoms can be vague, which is why you might want to look out for a specific sign on your skin. Some people don ...

Severe rashes that do not respond to basic care or last more than a few days may be due to an infection or underlying medical condition. Examples include yeast infections and long-term skin ...

The second - and more serious - type of Strep A infection is iGAS (invasive Group A Strep) where the bacteria gets through the body's defences and into places it shouldn't, such as the blood or lungs.

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is alerting the public about potential exposure to blood-borne infections for individuals who received a manual facial with use of a comedone extractor with lancet (used to ...

If kidney disease has damaged the kidneys, they cannot filter blood as usual. Like other symptoms, itchy skin and rashes may not appear in the early stages of kidney disease. Instead, they may ...