An Arizona resident has died from pneumonic plague, a severe lung infection caused by Yersinia pestis. The CDC warns that ...

An expert panel convened has recommended against the routine use of PCR tests to diagnose urinary tract infections.

Eleven people have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "fleshing-eating" bacteria, and four of them died, ...

IN Jamaica, many people still believe that if they feel fine, there’s no need to get tested for a sexually transmitted ...

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) warns that the global AIDS response is in crisis after a major funding collapse at the start of 2025 threatens to reverse decades of progress.

An acute condition in which the symptoms appear and immediately worsen, appendicitis requires quick diagnosis and surgery for ...

"If you call an ambulance, you will NOT be seen faster in the emergency department. If you call for something that could be ...

The first remedy you might think of is a common one, and it was even featured in the TV series “Friends”: peeing on the sting ...

Medical experts weigh in on whether it’s worth buying a product for your thighs, underboobs, and everywhere in between.

If you know what you’re doing, wound care can be fairly simple. Here are eight proven ways to treat and soothe HS wounds, ...

Misinformation fuelled by US health czar Robert Kennedy Jr is creating a dangerous — and growing — lack of trust in vaccines.

Ryan Ellapan faced multiple surgeries, near-death complications and a liver transplant before founding an NPO that supports communities in Alberton and Joburg South.