As hurricane season soldiers on after Isaias, experts have warned of a lesser-known risk lurking in the storm waters.

Every tube or line placed in a hospital patient is a trade-off. The IV delivers fluids, medication, or nutrition. The catheter drains urine when a patient cannot. Both work. Both also bypass the skin, ...

"What is immunity, anyway?""How does it protect the body from bacteria and viruses?"We don't usually think about it, but our environment is actually filled with various bacteria and viruses.Naturally, ...

Antimicrobial resistance makes illnesses harder to treat. Antibiotics and other medications are necessary to dispose of some ...

The Conversation reports that Salmonella contamination is widespread, affecting food, surfaces, pets, and potentially causing ...

Researchers developed biodegradable antimicrobial wound dressings by encapsulating endophytic bacterial extracts from ...

Cuts and scrapes can happen in any ordinary moment. Whether it's a paper cut on a finger or a scraped knee from a fall, there ...

National Cancer Awareness Day: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in India, based on the number of new cases. It is also ...

Leishmaniasis can be fatal, and it's transmitted by a winged insect that you probably won't see before it bites you.

Provincial wildlife disease specialist Dr. Margo Pybus provided detailed information in a live virtual presentation on ...