Hospitalists play a crucial role in combating hospital-acquired infections. Learn about the strategies that are proving to be ...

Sometimes when patients are admitted to hospitals, they catch infections known as "hospital-acquired" or ...

People with coeliac disease have shared the most common symptoms they experienced which led to them getting a diagnosis. Coeliac disease is an autoimmune condition caused by a negative response to ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — An outbreak of the antibiotic-resistant infection MRSA circulated in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital for more than three years and ...

Earlier this month, a high school student in Joliet, Ill. tested positive for a highly contagious disease that has claimed more lives than any other throughout human history. Many mistakenly ...

The diabetes and weight loss drug semaglutide may also reverse signs of liver disease. That’s the headline result of a new clinical trial that tested the popular medication in patients with MASH ...

Health chiefs have warned of a surge in a lethal flu-like bacterial disease that can lead to permanent disability and even rapid death. Meningitis W, an infection of the protective membranes ...

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Photo / 123RF A set of chemicals found in food packaging, plastics, and lotions and shampoos has been linked to hundreds of ...

SAPPORO -- Nutmeg contains a compound capable of suppressing infection by the coronavirus, a research group at Hokkaido University here has discovered. The finding raises prospects for developing ...

A type of chemical that’s used to make plastic pliable has been linked to heart disease deaths Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and ...

An alarming new study has linked a chemical found in everyday plastic items to more than 350,000 heart disease deaths in a single year. Researchers say the culprit is a type of phthalate used to ...

“Phthalates contribute to inflammation and systemic inflammation in the coronary arteries, which can accelerate existing disease and lead to acute events including mortality,” said senior ...