Study shows that antibiotic-resistant microbes in the gut make C. difficile more infectious
Clostridioides difficile, often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff, is a bacterium that causes severe intestinal illness and, as its name…
Clostridioides difficile, often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff, is a bacterium that causes severe intestinal illness and, as its name…
Following COVID-19 infection, there is significant new onset morbidity in children, adolescents and adults across 13 distinct diagnosis and symptom…
People living in the United States are more than three times more likely to share misinformation and conspiracy theories about…
In the setting of the current monkeypox outbreak it is important to consider different clinical courses. This includes skin changes/lesions…
After the second and third vaccinations against COVID-19, a significantly higher antibody concentration has been confirmed, while tolerability was good….
Monkeypox has infected more than 77,000 people in more than 100 countries worldwide, and — similar to COVID-19 — mutations…
SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and the biological sex of patients affect the efficacy of molnupiravir, the first orally available drug…
SARS-CoV-2 continues to circulate among us. Although some governments have moved on, a new study published today in the journal…
A comprehensive review and meta-analysis of published research confirm that young adults (40 years old and younger) have a slightly…
Children aged 8 years or younger should be considered a group at high risk for more severe monkeypox disease, reports…
Commonly used cholesterol-lowering statins may reduce the risk of death and severity of COVID-19 disease, suggests a study of more…
A healthy diet and avoiding the news helped prevent anxiety and depression during COVID, even better than interacting with friends,…
The risk of developing myocarditis — or inflammation of the heart muscle — is seven times higher with a COVID-19…
We’ve heard about brain fog, fatigue and headache as symptoms of long COVID. Now a new study points to another…
An obscure family of viruses, already endemic in wild African primates and known to cause fatal Ebola-like symptoms in some…
In one of the largest single-center COVID-19 cohort studies to date, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount…
A new drug designed by scientists at Scripps Research can turn the COVID-19 virus into a harbinger of its own…
A McMaster University-led study has found that most people infected with the SARS-CoV2 virus recover within 12 months, irrespective of…
It may be the most baffling quirk of COVID: What manifests as minor, flu-like symptoms in some individuals spirals into…
Older people who were infected with COVID-19 show a substantially higher risk—as much as 50% to 80% higher than a…
Ebola virus causes serious infections in humans and in fatal cases, damage and dysfunction of the liver is often present,…
Zika virus has a trick up its sleeve. Once inside the body, the virus likes to make a bee line…
Every day we inhale thousands of potentially pathogenic fungal spores, but our immune system simply eliminates them. However, in people…
A 31-year-old male with confirmed monkeypox infection developed acute myocarditis approximately one week following the onset of monkeypox symptoms, according…
A new class of motorized molecules that kill specific bacteria shows promise to curb the threat of antibiotic resistance to…
In a detailed analysis of nearly 43 million people, ages 13 and older, who received at least one dose of…
The majority of people who were likely infected with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, didn’t…
Findings from a new study at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine show that a thymidine phosphorylase…
The coronavirus pandemic is far from over, and already another virus is causing a stir: “International outbreak of monkeypox” was…
For a glimpse into the future of SARS-CoV-2 immunity, scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) are investigating how…