Severe infections increase the risk of dementia independently of other coexisting illnesses, according to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Pyry Sipilä of the ...

Actinomycosis is a chronic, suppurative infection caused by Actinomyces israelii, an anaerobic bacterium that is part of the normal oral flora. A 47-year-old woman presented to the clinic with dyspnea ...

Being overweight doesn’t just make people more susceptible to chronic illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes—it might also increase their risk of severe influenza and other infections, a new ...

“It doesn’t happen often, but a sinus infection can spread beyond the nasal passages and into the brain,” said Elizabeth Liptrap, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery. “When ...

Maternal infection and sepsis are major causes of maternal death and severe illness worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Inconsistent implementation of evidence-based ...

As sniffle season sets in, sinus infections are among the most common illnesses seen in doctors’ offices. For most people, they’re nothing more than an inconvenience and a few days of congestion, but, ...

The U.N. health agency found that one in six infections worldwide was resistant to the most commonly available antibiotics. By Andrew Jacobs Across the world, the spread of dangerous infections that ...

Computer graphic image of a virus as seen like through a microscope. Senior Correspondent Most of us now view COVID-19 as more of a nuisance than a danger, thanks to vaccines and past exposure to the ...

Dogs with healthy bodies do a great job of fighting off infections; but sometimes their immune systems are overwhelmed, and your pup gets sick. While we never want to think about our fur babies being ...

A new study from the CDC found that infection rates for a drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” are on the rise, increasing nearly 70% between 2019 and 2023. The increase was primarily driven by the NDM ...

The infection rate of one type of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales bacteria has risen by more than 460 percent in recent years. Scientists say people receiving treatment in hospitals are at ...

Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome (THS) is a rare diagnosis characterized by headaches, painful ophthalmoplegia, and granulomatous inflammation of the cavernous sinus. It is a diagnosis of exclusion but can mimic ...