Five times as many cases of the potentially fatal illness have been reported so far in 2024, compared with the same time last ...

Rates of babesiosis, a potentially fatal tick-borne disease sometimes referred to as "American malaria," increased an average ...

As the chaos of Sudan's war continues to unfold, millions of vulnerable people are being impacted by the spread of deadly ...

Babesiosis, an infectious disease caused by parasites of the genus Babesia, is on the rise. Here's what you should know about ...

The fungal disease, which was first discovered in a cave in upstate New York in 2006, has killed millions of bats across the ...

The disease can be deadly for older adults and those with a weakened immune system, liver or kidney disease and/or without a spleen. “In the young and healthy, infection is barely noticeable ...

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A deadly legionnaires’ disease outbreak first declared in London in July is officially over, public health officials said on Friday. Two people died, nine were admitted to intensive care ...

Some supermarkets are failing to check whether imported food they sell has been produced with routine antibiotic use – a ...

A global team of researchers has made a groundbreaking discovery that saves the lives of patients suffering from toxic epidermal necrolysis. This rare but often fatal reaction to common medications ...