Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images/Science Photo Library RF Infectious disease spread is increasingly common due to ...

At least two cases of listeria have been linked to ice cream in the Baltimore metro area, prompting health and safety concerns. Listeria is a bacterium that can contaminate food and cause serious, ...

Small daily habits make a big difference in preventing infections. A urinary tract infection (UTI) is a bacterial infection that affects any part of the urinary system, including the bladder, urethra, ...

Dogs are individuals, and there is no way to prevent all of their problems all of the time. If you want to stop most of their ear problems most of the time, you can use the simple cleaning and ...

By Shreoshree Chakrabarty: Diabetes can lead to serious foot problems due to nerve damage and poor circulation. According to the American Diabetes Association, 1 in 5 diabetics hospitalised are there ...

Learn about sepsis, its symptoms, causes, and treatments. Even minor cuts can turn deadly—early recognition and fast medical care are vital.

For wrestlers, the biggest obstacle isn’t always injury—it’s infections. Before every practice at the Jennings Wrestling Facility within the Covelli Center, student employees mop each mat inch by inch ...

It's been more than 10 years since the 2014 Ebola epidemic, when the often-fatal viral infection spread from remote villages in Central Africa, leading to the world's largest outbreak since the virus' ...

Infectious disease spread is increasingly common due to travel, human-animal contact, and climate trends. Experts shared the emerging diseases they're most concerned about and how to prevent them.