As cases of whooping cough rise, CNN wellness expert Dr. Leana Wen explains what causes the respiratory illness, how it ...

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Tuberculosis is the world's deadliest infectious disease, due in part to its ability to hide out for years in the lungs ...

Scientists from MIT have discovered that the teenage years are the key window when acne-linked bacteria take hold on our ...

A new study has revealed a startling truth about home washing machines: they may be harboring dangerous, antibiotic-resistant ...

Washing your clothing on high temperature cycles may not completely disinfect it, researchers have found, because washing ...

Airline blankets, especially on domestic flights, may harbor bacteria and bodily fluids due to inconsistent cleaning. A ...

Too easily overlooked are non-influenza, non-COVID viruses and bacteria that are burgeoning and spreading unchecked — both in ...

Residents of the Five Cities in south San Luis Obispo County were warned to boil all water used for drinking and food ...

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at quantum computing for image recognition, a gene therapy using a patient’s ...

Experts shed light on Tamil Nadu’s recent ban on raw egg-based mayonnaise, the potential health risks and alternatives you ...

A Brazilian study of 728 children up to one year of age shows that the consumption of ultra-processed foods can negatively ...