Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

"I had an MRSA infection caused by a C-section. They had to cut open my stitches and pack my wound with gauze. The gauze ...

"I had an MRSA infection caused by a C-section. They had to cut open my stitches and pack my wound with gauze. The gauze ...

Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus that spreads through healthcare facilities, is gaining ground across the United States ...

Why does the same virus barely faze one person while sending another to the hospital? New research shows the answer lies in a molecular record etched into our immune cells by both our genes and our ...

The AMR Leaders’ Summit provides a global platform to drive collaboration, policy alignment and scientific innovation to ...

A new study has identified which strains of Staphylococcus aureus – commonly known as staph – are commonly transmitted in neonatal intensive care units and which specific strains are most likely to ...

Scientists have mapped how genetics and life experiences leave lasting epigenetic marks on immune cells. The discovery helps explain why people respond so differently to the same infections and could ...

A new study shows that both our genes and life experiences leave lasting epigenetic marks on immune cells, shaping how ...

Virginia is making progress with outpatient hospital inspections, but inpatient inspections are still severely behind.

Chronic infected wounds can take over daily life, especially for people living with diabetes. These wounds often refuse to heal, cause constant pain, and invite dangerous infections that resist ...

A novel nanozyme aptasensor array achieves 100 % accuracy in classifying Staphylococcus aureus strains, enhancing rapid ...