The 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine provided moderate protection against severe outcomes, including hospitalizations and ED visits.

Adam Sherwat, the director of the Office of Infectious Diseases in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, is ...

Infection risk is elevated around the time of cirrhosis diagnosis vs years prior, with the elevated risk persisting post-diagnosis; the risk is notably higher in patients with decompensated cirrhosis.

Infectious diseases remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, posing significant challenges to healthcare systems. Beyond the direct ...

As measles cases rise across the United States, clinical leaders must ensure their organizations have the clinical protocols, workforce training, and infection-control infrastructure needed to rapidly ...

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

Hepatitis B is a potentially fatal liver disease. It spreads through contact with bodily fluids, and certain groups including health care workers and IV drug users are at higher risk. Anyone can be ...

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 ...

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 ...

California is sounding big alarms as measles, one of the most contagious diseases known to medicine, races through pockets of ...

A neurological disease spread by rats and other animals may have become established in San Diego County.

Bees that exhibit hygienic behavior are better able to resist infections, a finding that could transform the fight against disease.