As temperatures rise, staying vigilant about hygiene practices is crucial to preventing infections and maintaining overall ...

C. diff, a dangerous and highly contagious infection, spreads in hospitals much more than previously believed, especially ...

C. difficile (C. diff) is one of the most common and contagious hospital-acquired infections. Research has found that C. diff spreads more than three times more than previously thought. C. diff can ...

Climate change is creating new pathways for the spread of infectious diseases like brucellosis, tularemia, or E. coli in the ...

A decade-long study of over 35 million people across ten states in the United States has revealed that invasive group A ...

Clostridium difficile is a bacteria that spreads easily, is 'immune' to disinfectants and kills about six percent of people ...

C. diff typically infects people whose gut bacteria has been wiped out by powerful antibiotics, according to the U.S. Centers ...

Due to Arctic warming, fossilized microbes buried in Arctic ice and soil may wake up. The fear is that these pathogens will ...

If you’re hoping to avoid getting sick, it’s important to make sure you’re regularly cleaning germ hot spots in your home.

While the recall is classified as low-risk, health officials are urging consumers to check their refrigerators. Where Was It ...

In a nutshell By sampling hospital surfaces and healthcare workers’ hands, not just patients, researchers found 3.6 times more bacterial transmission than traditional methods reveal. Over half of the ...

A new study reveals that the deadly C. diff infection spreads much faster and lingers longer in ICUs than previously believed. It survives on surfaces for weeks, infecting patients even after others ...