Understanding and controlling how bacteria move through obstacle-filled environments has long been a challenge. A new model ...

Not washing hands and, potentially, removing the germs on them before eating or touching your face could lead to an infection ...

For years, public-health authorities downplayed the risk that pathogens could spread via droplets light enough to circulate ...

Cases in Multnomah County among people who have not left the country nearly doubled last year, and the number appears to be ...

A total of 9% of placebo recipients contracted COVID-19 from a household member, compared with 3% of ensitrelvir recipients, ...

Bacteria from fecal matter, though, can spread from the toilet to the curtain — and your toothbrush — by way of the toilet’s plume, or its spray radius, say experts. Keeping your toilet seat ...

The interdisciplinary and international research group also shows that smoking increases the spread of resistant bacteria in the human lung. The study is published in the journal Environmental ...

A recent study has raised concerns about an overlooked hazard in hospitals and public spaces – the spread of germs through 'splash back' from hand-washing sinks. The research team discovered ...

On Friday, a spokesperson for the Wake County Public School System told WRAL News a case of the illness was detected in an Oberlin Middle School student.

A new study from researchers at Boston University found microplastics may play a role in the spread of drug-resistant ...

Cigarette waste may fuel antibiotic resistance, creating new health and environmental risks. Discover the hidden dangers.

"This challenges the notion that microplastics are merely passive carriers of resistant bacteria and highlights their role as ...