This joint report by the World Bank and Resolve to Save Lives estimates for the first time the economic burden of health care worker infection and death during COVID-19. It provides a framework for ...

By Anna Dulisse As record wildfires erupt across Canada this year, with health-threatening smoke drifting into the U.S. and as far away as Europe — and with wildfires in 2024 becoming the leading ...

Antimicrobial resistance not only undermines the efficacy of current treatments but also endangers the entirety of modern ...

The management of chronic and acute wounds involves professionals from multiple disciplines across acute and community care ...

About The Study: This cohort study of hospitalized adults identified inequities related to race and rurality in health care–associated infections (HAIs) and adverse outcomes from HAIs. These ...

Early childhood infections significantly increase the risk of severe infections and antibiotic use later in childhood, highlighting the importance of early prevention and monitoring.

Opinion: Genomic surveillance has proven its value in identifying outbreaks of foodborne illness. Let’s use it to track infections in health care.

Discover 5 dangerous drug-resistant fungi posing epidemic threats. Learn how these deadly superbugs are spreading and what ...

Research has found that C. difficile, one of the most common and contagious hospital-acquired infections, spreads more than three times more than previously thought, moving covertly from surface to ...

Your oral health can offer a glimpse into your heart’s condition. Taking good care of your teeth and gums isn’t just for a ...

A new study projects that nearly 40 million people could die from antibiotic-resistant infections between now and 2050.