Kennel cough is a highly infectious respiratory disease that is common in dogs during the colder months - here's what you ...

A new study from the CDC found that infection rates for a drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” are on the rise, increasing nearly 70% between 2019 and 2023. The increase was primarily driven by the NDM ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Infection rates in the U.S. have surged because of a drug-resistant “super bug,” according to the CDC Medical ...

Introduction: Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) in neonates with esophageal atresia (EA) is conventionally closed by open or thoracoscopic surgery. We present a case of a rare yet potentially ...

New studies show that a bacterial molecule, peptidoglycan, is present in the brain and fluctuates with sleep patterns. This challenges the idea that sleep is solely brain-driven, instead suggesting it ...

A petri dish full of dead bacteria isn’t usually cause for celebration. But for Stanford’s Brian Hie it was a game-changer in his efforts to create synthetic life. The perpetrator was a type of virus ...

The infection rate of one type of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales bacteria has risen by more than 460 percent in recent years. Scientists say people receiving treatment in hospitals are at ...

Infection rates from drug-resistant "nightmare bacteria" rose almost 70% from 2019 to 2023, according to a new report from CDC scientists. Bacteria that are difficult to treat due to the so-called NDM ...

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Most bacteria cannot be cultured in the lab—and that's been bad news for medicine. Many of our frontline antibiotics originated from microbes, yet as antibiotic resistance spreads and drug pipelines ...