Melinda Howard’s medical ordeal started with a paper cut on her hand. Two weeks later, she was in urgent care where she was prescibed three forms of antibiotics to fight an alarming infection. “It was ...

The 50th anniversary of the blockbuster "Jaws" may leave some fearful of swimming in the open waters, but the reality is that shark bites are rare. Experts with the American College of Surgeons are ...

University of Oregon researchers have tested a new combination drug therapy that could dismantle the difficult-to-treat bacteria inhabiting chronic wound infections. Their findings, published Sept. 29 ...

Periprosthetic joint infection occurs in 2%-4% of patients and is most often caused by Staphylococcus aureus. These infections frequently require prolonged antibiotic courses and may fail because of ...

A new study has discovered another way to potentially prevent COVID-19. Researchers at Saarland University in Germany headed a clinical trial that found a nasal spray could reduce the risk of ...