ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened and was receiving drug therapy ...

This guide includes an overview of practices for the prevention and management of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) by healthcare professionals practicing in public health or ...

A new blood test is designed to find mold infections deep inside the body, sparing patients from tissue biopsies.

Medically reviewed by Alicen Nelson MD, MPH The navel, also known as the belly button or umbilicus, is a small, round, or oval indentation or bump in the middle of the abdomen (belly). It marks where ...

Rapidly spreading, harrowing and potentially lethal, a necrotizing soft tissue infection — so-called flesh-eating disease — “scares the living daylights” out of doctors, as several shared on a ...

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Into the Deep opens in select theaters and debuts on digital and on-demand Friday, January 24. Filmmakers, I’m begging you. Stop trying to capitalize on shark-horror hype if you can’t pull off ...

Pathogen-fighting immune cells called tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells (TRM cells) go through a surprising transformation -- and relocation -- as they fight infections in the small intestine.

Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump relished the thought that his return to the White House would give him the power to take down the “deep ...

Fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot and ringworm, occur when one type of fungal microbe becomes too prevalent in one area of the body so that the immune system cannot defeat it.

A person may also develop flu-like symptoms, such as chills and fever. Cellulitis is a deep tissue infection, so a person cannot pass it to someone else. However, the bacteria that can cause ...