These infections can pave the way for a heart attack or stroke because they can trigger or worsen inflammation, which is the ...

Rene Kirby, who starred in the 2001 comedy Shallow Hal, died on July 11 after a two-month battle with severe infections and ...

Although outbreaks of Ebola virus are rare, the disease is severe and often fatal, with few treatment options. Rather than ...

West Nile virus cases are rising across the United States. Public health officials are reporting more infections than usual.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a well-known cause of infections in children, but it's understudied in older individuals ...

Adult patients with moderate to severe hand eczema with previous treatment failure or in whom topical corticosteroids are ...

Mild and moderate infections are common among patients with inflammatory bowel disease, with women having higher incidence ...

BMC Infectious Diseases has released a new series, "How to treat severe infections in the ICU," which includes reviews on everything from diagnostics to antibiotic resistance in intensive care units.

Palivizumab, when given through the veins or into a muscle (systemically), reduces hospitalisations due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and reduces respiratory problems later on (chest wheezing), ...

Scientists have found that SSRI users who had COVID-19 had less severe infections and were less likely to develop long COVID compared to those not using SSRIs. These antidepressants could help protect ...

Additional follow-up data captured from 614 patients showed 268 unique episodes of moderate to severe infection occurred in later childhood (from 3 until 10-13 years of age), with a mean of 0.44 ...