About the expert Sasha Ross, DMD, MS, is a board-certified periodontist who has been with the Cleveland Clinic since 2013. She earned her dental degree from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and ...

Your dentist has probably nagged you a million times to floss. But have they ever told you it could save your life? Keeping ...

Here's why there are such a wide variety of symptoms associated with meningitis and why not every form of meningitis is ...

A bacteria killing coating created by scientists has been used in trials of a new paint that can be applied to a range of surfaces to effectively kill bacteria and viruses, including difficult to kill ...

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Bacterial load in gonococcal infections may guide treatment decisions, offering doctors new tools for managing asymptomatic patients.

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A study published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe by Brazilian and American researchers suggests that a diet rich in soluble fiber can protect the intestine against pathogenic bacteria ... treat ...

MASLD significantly increases the risk of serious bacterial infections, with a two-fold increase in risk leading to hospitalization. Advanced MASLD stages, such as MASH, further elevate the risk ...

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a contagious viral infection that affects cloven-hoofed animals like cattle, pigs, sheep, and goats. It is caused by the foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV ...

A new study from researchers at the George Washington University has found that certain bacteria living in the nose may influence how likely someone is to get a COVID-19 infection. Published in ...