A protein found in oysters has been identified as an outright killer of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and to strengthen ...

Violetta Hyatt shares her daughter Maddie's tragic story on TikTok, warning parents about invasive Strep A after losing her daughter to the disease Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

Meryl Streep escaped the wrath of LA fires that began earlier this month with a smart plan. In an essay by her nephew Abe Streep, he penned in detail on how the Devil Wears Prada star got to ...

We report 6 cases of group B streptococcal prosthetic joint infections ... Six patients had bacteremia. Seven patients had known or suspected foci of infection, which were genitourinary tract ...

Feb. 11, 2025 — Biomedical engineers have demonstrated a new synthetic approach that turbocharges bacteria into producing more of a specific protein, even proteins that would normally destroy ...

Objectives: To evaluate reports that describe relapse or recurrence following treatment of perineal streptococcal dermatitis (PSD), we studied a large cohort of children with these perianal or ...

There are also lots of viral infections doing the rounds in winter. These enable bacterial infections like Strep A to become more virulent and make you even more unwell. The second - and more serious ...

Impetigo is a bacterial infection that affects your ... Bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes infect the outer layer of your skin called the epidermis.

In the United States, about 4,100 cases of bacterial meningitis, including 500 deaths, occurred each year between 2003–2007 (CDC, 2012). The germs that cause bacterial meningitis can be communicable.

Fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot and ringworm, occur when one type of fungal microbe becomes too prevalent in one area of the body so that the immune system cannot defeat it. Like many ...