Infectious diseases are a major cause of death worldwide, and diagnosing bacterial infections remains a challenge in medicine. And doing so reliably is more important than ever, given the increasing ...

Bacterial meningitis is once again in global headlines, with recent cases linked to the University of Otago in New Zealand and a fast-growing outbreak at the University of Kent in England.

Infectious diseases remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, posing significant challenges to healthcare systems. Beyond the direct ...

Adam Sherwat, the director of the Office of Infectious Diseases in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, is ...

Getting sick is always uncomfortable and inconvenient. The good news is that you can prevent many common types of illness. Critical role of vaccines in general health Vaccines can help control and ...

Infectious diseases have been a major threat to human health throughout history, causing significant economic damage worldwide. In modern medicine, quickly and accurately identifying the germs causing ...

Study finds gut microbiota composition may be linked to future cardiometabolic disease and cardiovascular events in a large multi-ethnic cohort.

As measles cases rise across the United States, clinical leaders must ensure their organizations have the clinical protocols, workforce training, and infection-control infrastructure needed to rapidly ...

Community engagement and approaches that aim to change unequal power relations are essential for inclusive, relevant and sustainable health interventions. A people-centred approach to research and ...

For some infectious diseases, this may be true. Climate change appears to be changing where and when some infectious diseases occur. However, this is not the case for all infectious diseases. Several ...

When we shift from understanding disease to preventing it, the same framework applies. The infectious disease triad can be thought of as a three-legged stool. Remove any one leg, whether pathogen, ...