Any Lyme test available for sale at a drugstore or website is unapproved, says Andrea Love, a microbiologist and director of the American Lyme Disease Foundation. Another red flag is the use of saliva ...

The products meant to keep you clean may actually be putting your health in danger. A shocking bacterial contamination has ...

Chlamydia is the most common bacterial STI, with about 1.5 million reported cases each year, and the actual number is likely ...

Genevieve Gallagher was infected with Vibrio vulnificus in July after boating and swimming with her family in Florida. Her recovery is ongoing.

Researchers from the University of the Sunshine Coast spent more than 10 years developing a single-dose vaccine to protect ...

A mom of three is speaking out and sharing a warning after she contracted and nearly died from a bacterial infection.

Many harmful bacteria can move to evade high concentrations of antibiotics. This allows them to spread through the body and makes them harder to treat, contributing to the growing problem of ...

Antibiotics like amoxicillin can increase your risk of developing a yeast infection. This happens because antibiotics can also kill off "good" bacteria that help keep yeast from overgrowing. Jump to ...

Cases of a severe type of pneumonia called Legionnaires’ disease have been on the rise in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood since the end of July. As of Aug. 6, 73 people have been diagnosed with ...

Eleven cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria, have been reported in Florida in 2025, resulting in four deaths. The bacteria is naturally occurring in brackish seawater and can infect ...