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

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

Infections — both viral and bacterial — are common, especially in your eyes. Iowa Eye Center's Dr. Brian Privett has a few tips to spot, treat and keep eye infections at bay.

An ear infection can present as a dull, persistent ache, and is sometimes accompanied by pressure, discharge, itching, fever or muffled hearing.In more severe cases, the pain can be sudden, sharp ...

Septic shock is the most severe form of sepsis, when a blood infection lowers one’s blood pressure to dangerous levels, ...

New UK data shows RSV vaccines in pregnant women cut infant hospitalizations by 72%, while premature babies are now protected ...

Severe cases can cause more systemic infections, pneumonia, brain swelling and toxic shock syndrome. Adults who did not have chickenpox as a child are more vulnerable to serious infection.

Some scientists are raising concerns about Aspergillus, a potentially deadly fungus that could spread across regions of the U.S., Europe, and Asia. This mold flourishes in warm, humid environments.

Guillermo Amescua, M.D., an ophthalmologist and corneal specialist at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, explains what a corneal ...

In monsoon, poor food hygiene is common; tapeworm larvae often spread through undercooked pork and unwashed vegetables.

China is experiencing a chikungunya outbreak with thousands of cases reported in the south over two weeks. Cases have jumped ...