In light of Pope Francis’ pneumonia diagnosis, Dr. Leana Wen explains why older adults are especially at risk for serious disease due to respiratory infections.

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Doctors were baffled. It was the start of a medical mystery that’s the subject of a New England Journal of Medicine case ...

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Dog owners are more likely to have sleep disorders, according to the Telegraph. This is most likely due to their movement, noise, or demands for attention during the night. In turn, this interrupted ...

Antibiotic misuse, poor infection control, and high transmission rates of resistant pathogens fuel antimicrobial resistance and superbugs in hospitals.

In most cases, the rash from a wandering worm is in a foot, ankle, thigh, or rear—basically from a person walking or sitting ...

Epigenetic inhibitors as a promising new antimalarial intervention strategy? A new study identifies an inhibitor of gene regulation that specifically kills the malaria pathogen.

A multinational team has identified PfSnf2L, a key epigenetic regulator in Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest malaria ...

Because of a virus, the Ontario County Humane Society's Happy Tails animal shelter is closed temporarily while dogs seized ...

A woman developed an array of symptoms shortly after returning from a vacation, and parasites turned out to be the culprit.

If you find a tick on your dog, you may wonder if it is dangerous. Let's look at the Asian longhorned tick and what it can ...