Opening statements were heard this week in the trial of a Western Massachusetts couple accused of negligence in the death of their infant son. Matthew Tucker and Cassandra Barlow-Tucker, of Adams, ...

Chlamydia pneumoniae is a type of bacteria that spreads through respiratory droplets, not through sexual contact. Common symptoms of Chlamydia pneumoniae include low-grade fever, fatigue, headache, ...

Some infections lead to immunity from future infections, so I understand your question. Unfortunately, since there are so many causes, getting meningitis once does not protect you from getting it ...

A vaccine usually trains your immune system to recognize one target. Here, the target is basically “anything that doesn’t belong in the lungs.

Patients with pulmonary adenocarcinoma consulted the neurology department due to multiple initial symptoms of cerebral ischaemia. Examination of each patient revealed pulmonary embolism, the ...

WAVERLY, Ohio — The Pike County General Health District has released its January 2026 infectious disease report, documenting 15 cases of reportable illnesses last month. According to the report, the ...

关于挖鼻孔，需要特别区分的是一种医学上称为挖鼻癖（Rhinotillexomania）的情况。研究指出，这是一种具有强迫特征的行为障碍，被认为属于身体重复行为的一类，与拔毛癖、抠皮肤等行为存在相似机制。与普通挖鼻孔不同，它往往表现为难以控制的冲动、频 ...

Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the lungs, while lung cancer involves cells growing out of control. Both pneumonia and lung cancer cause symptoms like chest pain, cough, and fatigue, but ...

A five-year-old boy whose family thought he had a stomach bug died just 24 hours after being diagnosed with meningitis. Jude Platts from Liverpool was born with a rare chromosome disorder which ...

When a bacterium becomes resistant to one antibiotic, it may sometimes become more sensitive to another. This biological side ...

Summary statistics are from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Active Bacterial Core Surveillance reports 1-3 except for data on pregnant persons (from Phares et al. 4). Group B ...