Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, said he will prioritize preventing chronic disease, shifting funding from vaccine and infectious disease ...

Study shows many ticks carry several infections, increasing health risks and making diagnosis harder after bites.

Just over one in 10 deaths from a wide range of infectious diseases can be attributed to obesity worldwide, finds a major new study led by a University College London (UCL) researcher. People with ...

Another case of fatal chronic wasting disease, a fatal infection that affects animals in the deer family, has been detected ...

Uncommon illnesses caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites fall under the category of rare infectious diseases. These illnesses are often caused by unique pathogens that affect very few ...

Heart disease maintains its grim status as the number one killer of Americans, claiming more lives annually than cancer and accidental deaths, the second and third leading causes, combined. The ...

When we shift from understanding disease to preventing it, the same framework applies. The infectious disease triad can be thought of as a three-legged stool. Remove any one leg, whether pathogen, ...

Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in the United States. While most cases are effectively treated through oral antibiotics, some patients develop persistent and ...

A 13-year study led by the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz reveals why a deadly parasitic infection targeted for elimination in China persisted in some areas ...

Postoperative infection in pediatric patients with CHD was associated with prolonged hospitalization and ICU stays.

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection has emerged as a significant contributor to cardiovascular disease through a myriad of molecular and cellular mechanisms. Increasing evidence suggests that chronic CMV ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO), and the ...