Flu cases surge nationwide, including at SouthCoast Health. Experts urge vaccination and early care to prevent severe illness and complications.

On Thursday, February 13, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be Secretary of Health and Human Services ...

Two children have died of flu in North Carolina, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

People with diabetes are more prone to developing Staphylococcus aureus, a leading cause of infections and death associated ...

Hospitalizations up, outbreak hits Washoe County schools. None of those who died were vaccinated, health official says.

A stand-alone sequencing approach was accurate, cost effective and efficient for analyzing resistant pathogens and ...

In just a decade, the drug-resistant fungal pathogen Candida auris (C. auris) has emerged as one of the most formidable threats to health care settings worldwide.

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology released the Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate, ...

The increasing frequency and severity of environmental disasters necessitate robust health-care system adaptation strategies. Recent wildfire events in and around Los Angeles County, CA, USA, are ...

As COVID-19 case rates rise in McLeod and Meeker Counties, health care providers are feeling the strain and asking residents to do more to mitigate the spread of the contagious and potentially ...

A tooth infection, or a tooth abscess ... People with sepsis need treatment in an intensive care unit. Such treatment typically involves intravenous antibiotics and fluids. Other treatments ...

An untreated yeast infection that persists for too long, can lead to complications that require medical attention. These include painful sores, infertility, or even a potentially deadly bloodstream ...