Taking anti-inflammatory drugs after surgery is fairly standard protocol. But a new study from researchers at Michigan State ...

A grieving son says a Leeds hospital left his mum to stew for six hours in her own excrement after missing a pelvic infection ...

New preclinical research suggests that bowel preparation procedures for colonoscopies may temporarily alter gut balance, ...

In the operating theatre, the job seems done once the final stitch is tied. But for many patients, the real test begins afterwards. Surgical wound infections, long regarded as an unfortunate side ...

A group of healthcare societies has issued updated infection control guidance for nursing homes, marking the guideline’s first update in 17 years. The guidance was published Oct. 28 in Infection ...

Covid-19 infections have been strongly linked with cardiovascular conditions like heart disease and stroke, but new research shows that other viral infections such as influenza, HIV, hepatitis C and ...

Children are twice as likely to develop long COVID after two COVID-19 infections, compared with children who’ve only had COVID-19 once, according to a new study co-authored by a doctor at Lurie ...

The new research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can increase the risk of long-term health consequences. By Pam Belluck Pam Belluck has covered long Covid since the condition first emerged.

Some people vaccinated against COVID-19 initially acquire strong levels of neutralizing antibodies but then experience rapid declines. Measuring immunoglobulin A antibody titers post-vaccination could ...

DermaRite has recalled multiple products, including some DermaKleen soaps. A New Jersey-based medical care and skin care products manufacturer is sharing an update after expanding a voluntary recall ...

KELSO, Wash. — A woman from Kelso, Washington, is thankful to be alive and back at home after being in the hospital for multiple days and requiring surgery due to multiple infections she contracted.

In recent years, doctors and scientists are increasingly studying long-lasting illnesses that begin after someone recovers from an infection. Two of the most well-known examples are long COVID and ...