MRSA, a staph infection, is on the rise among children, often sending them to the hospital. WebMD explains how children catch MRSA and which symptoms to look for.

What the shingles vaccine does is it dampens reactivations of latent viruses in a way that may be protecting other parts of your body,” Martin said. Including, it seems, the brain. The measles, mumps ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is well known as one of the most frequent etiological agents of healthcare-associated infections. The epidemiology of MRSA is evolving with ...

Basilea Pharmaceutica may finally be able to bring its antibiotic ceftobiprole to the US market – 13 years after its first attempt was turned down – thanks to a new phase 3 clinical trial. The ...

New research undertaken by the University of Utah Health has found that one of the most common health care-associated infections spreads in intensive care units more than three times more than ...

A record number of travelers are expected to fly this Fourth of July weekend — and there are easy precautions you can take to ...

These spaces are prone to the spread of pathogens, including MRSA, C. difficile, and norovirus ... the role of surfaces—including floors—is becoming central to infection prevention design. Beyond ...

An infection prevention and control report, which outlined action being taken to manage the superbug, was discussed by the ...