In Florida, the number of kindergartners with mandatory vaccinations decreased to 88% in the 2023-24 school year from 94% in ...

Dr. Todd Ellerin discusses Legionnaires' disease and the recent discovery of a case within Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham.

If you’re one of the many out there finally getting over a stubborn cold or the flu, you may want to consider tossing your ...

"She was a trailblazer" whose work was "well before its time and was incredibly insightful," said Dr. Paul K. Whelton, the ...

Infectious Disease Physician Dr. Dana Hawkinson said he hasn’t been sick in more than three years because he is still practicing basic hygiene advised during the heart of the pandemic.

Measles is unlike other childhood viruses. In severe cases, it can cause pneumonia. About 1 in 1,000 patients develops ...

Nearly all of the children in the study -- 94% -- experienced a drop in consciousness, 95% had dangerously low blood sugar, and 94% developed a buildup of acid in the body. Other symptoms included low ...

When a white blood cell finds a germ, it latches onto it. Then it changes its shape to surround the germ. You can imagine the ...

Experts say it’s better to spit out excess mucus when you’re sick, but there’s no harm in swallowing it. Respiratory viruses are spreading across the United States, and the Centers for ...

“This bacteria loves moist places and enjoys munching on fatty deposits like those found in soaps and shampoos, hence why it likes to hang out in your steamy bathroom,” Dr. Karan ...

Dr Ngongo added that a new variant of mpox with ... Sadiki Bichichi Aristide arrived at the Mugunga clinic a week ago after falling sick at camp for people displaced by the fighting "I first ...

Why is this the case? “When a foreign invader enters the body, like a virus or bacterial infection, the body signals your immune system to fight it off,” says Dr. Tony Hampton, a family practice ...