WE are taught to brush our teeth from a young age for a bright smile and fresh breath. And while those things are true, there is more to it than that. Oral hygiene is also linked to chronic ...

On World Sepsis Day, experts highlight the link between smoking and an increased risk of sepsis, a life-threatening condition ...

Dentist Dr Kabir Bhogal says there are clear signs of a range of health issues that can be found in your mouth ...

Two-thirds of samples assessed were found to be multidrug-resistant. Cases of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections are high in Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, a new analysis finds. The ...

Fatal infections from "flesh-eating" bacteria Vibrio vulnificus are on the rise, with eight deaths and dozens more cases already this year, and experts warn that climate change is in part to blame.

Five deaths have been reported in Florida due to a "flesh-eating" bacterial infection, according to state health officials. The Florida Department of Health has confirmed 16 total cases of Vibrio ...

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 ...

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A rare but dangerous flesh-eating bacterial infection called Vibrio vulnificus has claimed the life of a St. Johns County resident this year. The Florida Department of Health ...

Tiny magnetic bots that are activated by light can clear bacterial infections deep in the sinus cavities, then be expelled by blowing out the nose. Sinusitis is a common respiratory condition often ...

William Hand “was a highlight of many people’s day — equal parts athlete, comedian, music lover, and loyal friend,” his parents wrote Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WHNS/Gray News) - A South Carolina family is mourning the loss of their 14-year-old child after getting a rare but serious bacterial infection. Loved ones say William Hand had just ...