A New York City patient carrying a multi-drug-resistant strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae, a microbe frequently associated with hospital-borne infections, introduced the dangerous bacteria into the 243-bed research hospital while participating in a clini…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – If Hollywood needs a plot for a medical thriller, scientists at the National Institutes of Health have one: Doctors, using cutting-edge technology called whole-genome sequencing, trace an outbreak of a deadly bacterial infection, …

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – If Hollywood needs a plot for a medical thriller, scientists at the National Institutes of Health have one: Doctors, using cutting-edge technology called whole-genome sequencing, trace an outbreak of a deadly bacterial infection, i…

For patients with Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), a persistent and potentially deadly bacterial illness, severe diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting are an everyday event. This particularly virulent infection is prone to recurrence, even…

( University of Southampton ) Scientists from the University of Southampton have received a grant from the blood cancer charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research to explore ways of preventing life-threatening side effects in patients receiving bone marrow …

London, August 19 (ANI): A revolutionary treatment could save thousands of victims of cancers such as leukaemia, myeloma, lymphoma and Hodgkin's disease every year, suggest researchers.

An update on a story we shared with you earlier this week, 8 year old Noah Markey of Lawton now has a new kidney.

The inaugural PDK (polycystic kidney disease) Walk is scheduled for Sept. 8 in Duluth.

Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) recently advised that around two million baby boomers should get examined for the hepatitis C virus. Leaving the virus untreated can lead to c…