A public health expert explains why tick-borne diseases are on the rise, what they are, and how to keep yourself and loved ...

In recent years, deaths linked to the flesh‑eating bacterium Vibrio vulnificus and group A streptococcus have risen in the US ...

The same prions responsible for mad cow disease and other deadly brain disorders could contain fragments that can treat ...

Dr. Soumaya Zinet told Newsweek the "root cause" of gum disease and a simple way to prevent the incurable condition.

Researchers at McMaster University have discovered what they describe as a "megacluster" of genes in Streptomyces bacteria ...

Discoveries may help to explain why some bacteria are hard to eliminate, and also point to potential future approaches to improving antibiotic effectiveness.

Warmer weather and changes in rainfall patterns now allow ticks to survive in new regions of the country – and for longer ...

Warmer seas are bringing a little-known but potentially dangerous bacterium closer to European beaches, and authorities are ...

University of Louisville researchers have discovered how a naturally occurring microbial compound may help protect the gut ...

‘Flesh-eating bacteria’ spreading along European beaches in heat, experts warn - The rare bacteria can impact people through ...

Recent CDC reports found dozens of tetanus deaths since 2011 and four cases in children in 2024. CNN’s Dr. Leana Wen explains ...

Hundreds have died in recent outbreaks of the so-called flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus and Group A strep. In 2026 ...