infections

Air filtration technologies designed to make social or work interactions safer in indoor spaces are not effective, research has suggested. Research funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) looked at the…

Express News Service HYDERABAD: Neglecting any health issues can be dangerous, and viral infections are becoming increasingly challenging to manage. Post-infection conditions have become a complex task to deal with,…

A campaign to improve awareness and understanding of urinary tract infections (UTIs) has been launched by the NHS. The campaign, being run by NHS England and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), is designed to remind people, especially those…

By Jordan Rau and Tony Leys DALLAS CENTER, Iowa — “Covid is not pretty in a nursing home,” said Deb Wityk, a 70-year-old retired massage therapist who lives in one called Spurgeon Manor, in rural Iowa. She twice contracted the…

As the number of people testing positive for Covid-19 begins to rise again, employers are being urged to avoid complacency amid fears about the potential increase in long Covid cases. The number of people reporting testing positive for 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…

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…

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…

The mixture of honey and vinegar, also known as oxymel, has been used as a medical treatment throughout history and now scientists have established that this combination could have modern applications in the treatment of wounds. New…

A research study led by the University of Oxford provides a transformational new insight into how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) emerges in patients with bacterial infections. The findings, published today in the journal Nature…