Scientists have introduced a 15-minute test which can fast-track detecting whether a patient is suffering from a bacterial or ...

A new rapid blood test being trialled by the NHS can fast-track diagnosis of sepsis and meningitis in children.

ITHACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Medical Center announced on Thursday that it has reached more than 1,200 consecutive days without a Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection, or CLABSI. CLABSI is a serious, ...

Low oxygen levels in the blood can alter the genetic makeup of key immune cells, weakening the body's ability to fight ...

A health alert has been issued after Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacterium, was detected in coastal waters.

Scientists detect Bartonella bacteria DNA in sand flies from the Brazilian Amazon, with genetic links to Andean strains.

What is bacterial pneumonia? Experts talk to Us Weekly exclusively of the warning signs and symptoms of the illness that ...

When harmful bacteria that cause food poisoning, such as E. coli, invade through the digestive tract, gut cells usually fight ...