Madonna is opening up about the near-fatal infection that landed her in the hospital for several days in 2023. The Queen of Pop was in the intensive care unit for a serious bacterial infection in June ...

Jessica Gilbert is on a mission to raise awareness of ovarian cancer. An Ohio mom is opening up about being diagnosed with ovarian cancer after initially thinking she had a sinus infection. In January ...

A new medical trial showed promising results as scientists seek a breakthrough to treat Huntington's disease, according to research team based in the United Kingdom. The clinical drug trial by ...

Scientists at the NYU Pain Research Center have identified which receptor in prostaglandins—the hormone-like substance targeted by common painkillers—causes pain but not inflammation. The findings, ...

Human infections from drug-resistant bacteria are spiking in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned. The CDC’s laboratory tests have shown that occurrences of a bacteria ...

SALINAS, CA − A lethal fungus has quietly spread in the soil across the West. Now, it’s threatening areas well beyond the dusty deserts and valleys where it likely originated. Valley fever, a disease ...

Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers, and insurers. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70. When a hospitalized patient shows signs of a dangerous, potentially deadly infection, you’d expect ...

Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino recently revealed that he was diagnosed with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, or MASH. The Miami Dolphins legend said the discovery came years ago ...

David Higgins is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and volunteer board member for Immunize Colorado. Before the United States began vaccinating all infants at birth with the hepatitis B ...

The “kissing bug” disease is spreading—and don’t be fooled by the charming name. Also known as Chagas disease, it is a tropical illness caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and spread by insects ...

A bout of the common bladder infection, cystitis, may signal the presence of urogenital cancers-which affect parts of the body involved in reproduction and excretion-in middle aged adults, suggests ...