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The US Department of Health and Human Services has added seven new substances to its list of carcinogens deemed harmful to human health.

A new service in the United Kingdom, made possible by the National Health Service, reportedly offers a fast and accurate diagnosis of bacterial throat infections, promising a new way to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions.

Although infection with the Zika virus remains a "public health challenge," as it is still circulating in many parts of the world, the World Health Organization no longer deems it one of international concern.

The US Food and Drug Administration has announced that Sabra Dipping Co., LLC has recalled certain hummus products due to concerns about Listeria monocytogenes.

Researchers have found that molecules left on a individual's phone can reveal a good deal about his/her lifestyle.

Phase 2a trial data show that GEN-003 can durably reduce herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2 shedding and clinical disease for up to 12 months after dosing.

Researchers from Lebniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin, Germany conducted a study to test the hypothesis of host-restricted virus coevolution within gammaherpesviruses. The researchers produced the largest dataset of gammaherpesvirus sequences to date.

Researchers at Houston Methodist have discovered a protein that facilitates immunity against malaria and may be used to inform future vaccine development.

Fifteen countries continue to see 72% of all childhood deaths from pneumonia and diarrhea, the two biggest killers of children under five years of age worldwide, says a new global report.

For a small group of individuals with immunodeficiencies, the MMR vaccine can be deadly.

New research out of the University of Pennsylvania on a DNA-based Zika virus vaccine is showing promising results.

Buyers clubs are still going strong in the United States and around the world as the offer a low-cost alternative for individuals with HIV and hepatitis c virus (HCV) who often find themselves struggling to pay for the expensive medications they need to treat their illness.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published new research showing that the Zika virus is able to infect healthy neonatal mice.

Leishmaniasis infections in the United States are on the rise as US soldiers and ecotourists make their way home.

In a new study, researchers from the United Kingdom have found that cystic fibrosis patients are more likely to pick up multi-drug resistant infections in hospitals than was previously believed.

Researchers in the United Kingdom have made a new genetic discovery in the link between Epstein-Barr virus and related cancers, including a potential way to stop the cancer-causing effects of these infections.

A new study suggests that a homeopathic syrup may be an effective way to rid a child of bothersome cold symptoms.

Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have discovered a broadly neutralizing antibody that is able to neutralize 98% of HIV strains.

Researchers have found that the Zika virus is able to survive for at least eight hours on hard, non-porous surfaces.

The pharmaceutical giant, Bayer, began enrolling participants in a Phase III clinical trial in January 2016 with hopes to find appropriate dosing of Nifurtimoxin for children and newborns.

A tropical species of bed bugs has made a surprise appearance in Florida, according to a team of state entomologists, raising questions and concerns about a possible outbreak

As health officials investigate a recent outbreak of acute flaccid myelitis in Washington State, more cases of the rare condition have appeared in other Western states; questions about the cause remain unanswered.

York’s Lassonde School’s Micro and Nano-scale Transport (MNT) Lab researchers have discovered “DipTreat,” a water treatment device capable of detecting and removing E. coli from drinking water.

A recent analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that strides have been made in the fight against measles; however, the work still falls short of goals set by the World Health Assembly (WHA).

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has led an international team of experts from multiple disciplines in putting together a series of articles on harnessing the power of "Big Data" to help with infectious disease surveillance.

European researchers have found that bacterial DNA molecules called plasmids are driving the evolution of antibiotic resistance in ways previously unknown.

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare & fatal degenerative brain disorder, has been confirmed in a patient at Maine Medical Center.

A new potential case of the Ebola virus has been reported in Canada.

Emergency room providers are misdiagnosing too many patients with cellulitis, according to a new study, causing unnecessary hospitalizations and inappropriate antibiotic use.

Satellite images of nighttime lights can improve vaccination coverage in shifting populations.