Infections

This story is part of CBC Health's Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven't subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here.The impacts of climate…

The Dose24:00What do I need to know about using antibiotics correctly?As the season for coughs and colds returns, medical experts have a reminder: antibiotics aren't a go-to treatment for common viral respiratory infections. "I think that a…

New Canadian data reaffirms that while the vast majority of the population has likely caught the virus behind COVID-19 at least once, more than four in 10 elderly adults may have avoided infection so far — while remaining at the highest…

One in ten Brits claim to have caught an STI while holidaying, a survey has found.A similar amount admitted that they would not get tested if they cheated on their partner while away. The poll, of 2,000 people aged 18-55, also found one in…

It's an elegant solution: Remove the habitat of a parasite-carrying aquatic snail and reduce the level of infection in the local community; all while generating more feed and compost for local farmers. A collaboration of scientists from the…

A team led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has discovered a protein that plays critical roles in alerting the body to a bacterial infection and initiating an effective immune response to fight back against the…

Covid hospitalizations are on the rise for the first time in months - and experts, encouraging moviegoers to 'find a pink N-95,' warn rates could climb further after Americans turned out in droves for Barbenheimer weekend.According to the…

About one in two women are affected by cystitis during her lifetime, and many suffer from recurrent urinary tract infections. Bladder infections are not only painful and potentially dangerous, but they also pose a significant dilemma for…

America is in the midst of an explosion of sexually transmitted diseases as these maps compiled by DailyMail.com using official data show.Using the most up-to-date Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, they show how every…

Innovative treatment paves the way for reducing antimicrobial resistance in the treatment of a deadly infection in chickens, according to an international team of researchers led by the University of Surrey. The ground-breaking study…