An expert panel convened has recommended against the routine use of PCR tests to diagnose urinary tract infections.

An Arizona resident has died from pneumonic plague, a severe lung infection caused by Yersinia pestis. The CDC warns that plague can be fatal if untreated.

While Illinois has had eight cases of the virus so far this year, at least 1,288 cases have been confirmed nationwide, the ...

Thanks to the introduction of a vaccine in 1963, measles was declared eliminated in the US in 2000. Now the highly contagious disease has reemerged as a threat as declining vaccination rates fuel ...

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The recent death of a teenage girl has spotlighted the deadly Nipah virus, raising global concerns due to its high fatality ...

"Early diagnosis and treatment, with additional follow-up by health care providers, has the potential to improve patient ...

Meningitis can be a frightening diagnosis. Our expert guide breaks down the different types—bacterial, viral, and fungal—and ...

The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread in more than three decades, and the year is only half over. The national ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) recently caused a 2-month-old girl in Pennsylvania to suffer severe hearing loss after it was passed to ...

The CDC says this is one of the worst tick seasons in recent years, with more than 229 out of every 100,000 ER visits ...

The next few months will be crucial for getting measles under control in the US. Three people have already died this year, the first measles deaths in the country in a decade. Mos ...