The complete blood count routine test provides a snapshot of your body's blood production and immunity. The test measures a variety of components in your blood, including red blood cells, white blood ...

Dangerous infections that no longer respond to antibiotics are spreading quickly around the world, increasing by as much as ...

Unlike typical osteoarthritis, where cartilage in joints breaks down, rheumatoid arthritis results from the immune system ...

Finland likely had up to five times more COVID-19 cases than its official numbers showed during the first wave of the pandemic between March and May, its public health authority THL said on Thursday, ...

A dangerous drug-resistant bacteria called NDM-CRE is spreading rapidly across the U.S., resisting most antibiotics and ...

Researchers have adapted a rapid diagnostic technology that is able to identify undetected cases of malaria, helping tackle ...

Infectious disease specialists are raising alarms over a significant increase in drug-resistant infections, which are proving difficult to treat.

Researchers assessed rates of viral respiratory infections among patients at a care facility by their room types and found ...

Stool tests may be more effective than respiratory tests in identifying COVID-19 infections in children and infants since they carry a higher viral load in their stool than adults, researchers at the ...

The U.S. is over-reliant on foreign-made generic drugs, which poses a threat to national security and has resulted in the ...

Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers, and insurers. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70. When a hospitalized patient shows signs of a dangerous, potentially deadly infection, you’d expect ...