Browsing: Infections

March 10, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmFirst-of-its-kind vaccine protects children from deadly intestinal infectionsETVAX is the first vaccine that offers significant protection against…

March 6, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmMumps infections reveal that vaccine-preventable illnesses are resurging in the U.S.Maryland is one of several states that…

February 9, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmObesity increases risk of severe infections, study findsA new study suggests that people with obesity have higher…

All Molly Cuddihy wanted was recognition of what she had gone through. That was what she told the Scottish hospitals inquiry in 2021, where she described…

December 30, 20252 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmWhooping Cough Deaths Rise in U.S. as Surge in Infections ContinuesThe brutal respiratory infection has infected tens…

The medical profession must do more to prevent and manage infections in elderly people as the current methods are “hit and miss”, the chief medical officer…

Hospitals across the world have recorded an alarming rise in common infections that are resistant to antibiotics, with doctors saying the number of deaths driven by…

September 24, 20253 min readInfections of Drug-Resistant ‘Nightmare Bacteria’ Are Surging in HospitalsThe infection rate of one type of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales bacteria has risen by more…

Plague is often associated with Medieval history and the centuries-old Black Death epidemic, but a recent death in northern Arizona is a troublesome reminder of the…