A new study of how phages disarm dangerous bacteria could lead to new treatments for bacterial infections, researchers report.

Most infection prevention guidelines center on the hospital environment rather than the patient. But the source of antibiotic-resistant microbes is often from the patient’s own body.

New research suggests completely new directions to diagnose and treat viral infections affecting the heart.

Bird flu is decimating species already threatened by climate change and habitat loss.

A new cellphone app that uses AI to accurately diagnose ear infections could be more accurate that trained clinicians.

A pediatrician and preventive medicine physician explains how measles vaccines became victims of their own success and the risk that rising outbreaks pose to everyone.

Bacteria in the gut influence how susceptible mice are to respiratory virus infections and the severity of these infections, research finds.

Chronic childhood ear infections can delay language development in children years later, according to new research.

Hypochlorous acid produced by a cell's immune response could be a potent weapon against a common fungal pathogen, Candida albicans.

Norovirus, a common stomach illness can spread almost anywhere. An expert brings you up to speed.