It's essentially impossible to go through life without getting an infection. We've come to expect and accept the fact that we'll probably get one at least once a year when the upper-respiratory virus ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Climate change may be putting millions more people at risk from an infection-causing fungi, which is likely spreading due to ...

Fatal infections from "flesh-eating" bacteria Vibrio vulnificus are on the rise, with eight deaths and dozens more cases already this year, and experts warn that climate change is in part to blame.

Researchers have identified a new axis of host defense by studying what happens during enteric infection -- a term that encompasses all types of intestinal infections including so called 'stomach flu.

As 2016 is over, it is time to reflect on the work that we did not complete last year – and resolve to do better in 2017. Some of the most frightening and heartbreaking stories in healthcare in 2016 – ...

Fungi can keep us healthy or cause disease. As climate change drives fungi to adapt, their impact on our health is changing. Learn about the increasing risk of fungal infections and how to tackle the ...

Researchers think climate change will soon cause an increase in the incidence of Naegleria fowleri infections, a "brain-eating" disease. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Toenail changes often serve as early warning systems for underlying health conditions, with fungal infections representing one of the most common yet overlooked indicators of immune system function ...