Advances in medical sciences have reduced infectious disease mortality, but emerging pathogens pose global health threats.

Indeed, the pathogen seems like ancient history — but as recent developments indicate, tuberculosis isn’t done with us yet.

A team of researchers from the University of Florida has developed an innovative handheld device for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) detection that combines paper-based sample preparation with real ...

Emerging pathogens, global health funding, AI in healthcare, intersex rights, mental health, and more discussed in-depth.

Pathogens such as the coronavirus can travel around the world at a speed that too often outpaces governments’ ability to detect, treat, cure, and prevent diseases. Even the best-funded health care ...

“The Tree Man was Dede Koswara, an Indonesian man who suffered from a rare genetic disorder called Epidermodysplasia ...

Every day, hospitals throughout the U.S. transfuse blood or blood components, such as platelets, to save the lives of people who are in car crashes, and victims of fires and other emergencies.

Ghana, a West African nation with a population of approximately 33 million, has made significant strides in managing ...

Recent research links Alzheimer's disease to bacterial gum infections, specifically the pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis.

Mal-ID – can decipher an individual's immune system's record of past infections and diseases, according to a new ...

Researchers say if their results are confirmed through further study they are optimistic the approach could be used to treat chronic infections for the first time.

A measles outbreak continues in Texas, with 58 cases now reported. Most of the cases are in children and people who are not ...