After two dialysis patients died at a Kerala government hospital, concerns mount over infection and mortality risks in people ...

The African health organisation said that the study analysed more than 187,000 laboratory test results from 205 laboratories in 14 African countries, including Nigeria.

A new study reveals over 70% of staph infections in Nigeria are resistant to common antibiotics, a major public health ...

Bacteria from cows has shown "promising" results in treating hospital superbugs. The farmyard favorites carry a microbe that ...

The human digestive system has a dual nature of being tough and very delicate at the same time. Each food piece that we eat ...

“Of the 100 isolates (single pure strains of bacteria separated from a mixed pool), 73 per cent were single drug-resistant ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

A newborn baby contracted a rare and fatal infection, but precautions could not have prevented her death, an inquiry has found. Sophia Smith died on April 11, 2017, at the Royal Hospital for Children ...

This important study examines the evolution of virulence and antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus under multiple selection pressures. The evidence presented is convincing, with rigorous data ...