Large Typhoid Outbreak Traced to Contaminated Drinking Water
Contaminated water tanks on an old cruise ship being used as emergency accommodation in the Netherlands caused a large outbreak of typhoid fever in spring…
Contaminated water tanks on an old cruise ship being used as emergency accommodation in the Netherlands caused a large outbreak of typhoid fever in spring…
Study shows bacteria hijack crosstalk between nerve and immune cells to cause meningitis. A new study led by researchers at Harvard Medical School details the…
Malaria is a devastating illness, with a staggering 247 million reported cases and 619,000 fatalities in 2021. This disease, caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum,…
A new, affordable finger-prick diagnostic test developed by Washington State University researcher John Alderete could help combat the prevalent but underdiagnosed sexually transmitted infection, Trichomonas…
Researchers have developed a molecule that is, when administered nasally, extremely effective in preventing the disease caused by all known variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus…
A new study has demonstrated that rats are susceptible to infection with Alpha, Delta, and Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Moreover,…
Another new mosquito species has made its way across the tropics into Florida, making a permanent home in at least three counties. Scientists are concerned…
A study of nearly 2,000 patients in Norway showed that patients who reported sleeping less than six or more than nine hours had a higher…
The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines have played a large role in preventing deaths and severe infections from COVID-19. But researchers are still in the…
Continued warming of the climate would see a rise in the number and spread of potentially fatal infections caused by bacteria found along parts of…
The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the significance of modeling in comprehending the spread of diseases and in providing crucial insights into disease prevention and control….
Increasing Threat of Spread of Antimicrobial-resistant Fungus in Healthcare Facilities Candida auris (C. auris), an emerging fungus considered an urgent antimicrobial resistance (AR) threat, spread…
Results from a Scripps Research and UNC team pave the way for a vaccine and therapeutic antibodies that could be stockpiled to fight future coronavirus…
Even patients with mild COVID-19 infections can suffer from health complications for months, even years, post-infection. Nearly 19% of U.S. adults who had previously tested…
Multi-drug-resistant organisms can be transmitted between healthy dogs and cats and their hospitalized owners. Fortunately, only a small number of cases were found suggesting pets…
New study explores complexity of decision-making. A recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) on February 21 has found that the decision…
Preliminary results from a Scripps Research and eMed digital medicine study show an unexpectedly high proportion of COVID-19 rebound cases in untreated people, as well…
Better sleep could play an important role in the COVID-19 vaccination effort, new research suggests. How strongly a vaccine protects you may depend on getting…