Antibiotic treatments are losing effectiveness against a range of common bacterial pathogens, including E. coli, K.

In the wake of a recent outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) and latent TB cases at a local San Francisco high school, IGHS's Priya ...

Research shows that many viruses can linger in the air and on surfaces long after an infected person has left the room — ...

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Officials with the Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District met to discuss concerns about vaping and its potential links to lung disease, including tuberculosis.

Despite decades of experience, advanced health systems, and deep medical knowledge, the WHO European region is still at risk from the global epidemic of tuberculosis. There are at least three pressing ...

District officials say in a letter to families that the person who contracted the viral infection is no longer contagious.

Across the spectrum of human afflictions—from cancer to heart disease to rare genetic conditions—medical investigators are continually attempting to break new ground by developing better methods of ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious infectious disease primarily caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It most commonly affects the lungs but can also spread to other parts of the body.

“Our research clearly demonstrates that the next major health emergency may not be a sudden new outbreak, but the steady ...

Ischaemic heart disease killed more people than any other condition on the planet in 2021, holding a grim title it has carried for more than two decades. But the full picture of global mortality is ...

Bacteria frozen for thousands of years could hold the key to developing new antibiotics, researchers have found.