By Elizabeth Larkwor Baah Tema, June 16, GNA-Ms Linda Adjapong, Tema Metro Disease Control Officer, has cautioned pregnant women to take extra precautions against contracting mpox, as it has serious ...

While COVID-19 transmission remains low in the US, health experts are anxious about the potential for a big summer wave as ...

Patients whose first language is Spanish are more likely to acquire certain hospital-associated infections than those whose first language is English, according to a study by Oakland, Calif.-based ...

Swimming in lakes, rivers, and other natural bodies can raise your risk of coming into contact with pathogens that can make you sick. Here are precautions you can take to lower your risk.

Health officials have confirmed that a person infected with measles arrived in Miami earlier in June from Boston. The travelers flew into Miami International Airport on JetBlue flight 639, according ...

Why are foodborne infections more common in the summer, and what are food safety practices that everyone should follow?

A 14-year-old South Carolina boy has died of a rare bacterial infection within days of showing signs of symptoms. William ...

Bacterial meningitis kills within hours if untreated. Learn 8 critical warning signs that demand emergency care and how this ...

Climate change may be putting millions more people at risk from an infection-causing fungi, which is likely spreading due to ...

A South Carolina family is mourning the loss of their 14-year-old child after getting a rare but serious bacterial infection.

An international study has, for the first time, revealed a strong and direct link between the rise of antibiotic-resistant ...

As the summer season is approaching, NewsCenter 5 spoke to Dr. Kristen Moffitt, an infectious disease specialist at Boston Children's Hospital, asking her about important steps parents can take to ...