Latest about Viruses, Infections & Disease
What is Capnocytophaga? How an innocent dog lick can trigger a fatal infection
Capnocytophaga infections in humans are rare, especially in historically healthy individuals, but when it occurs, the disease can be deadly.
LA wildfires: How can wildfire smoke affect your health?
Experts lay bare the health effects of breathing in wildfire smoke and the steps that can be taken to reduce one's risk.
Argyria: The rare disease that turns people blue
Argyria is caused by a buildup of silver in the body, which discolors the skin.
The 10 deadliest cancers, and why there's no cure
The deadliest cancers aren't necessarily the ones that kill the most people overall; they're the ones with the lowest survival rates.
Woman's sudden hearing loss turned out to be a tick lodged in her ear canal
The tick was found lodged in the skin of her left ear canal after a thorough examination by her doctors.
New treatment for most aggressive brain cancer may help patients live longer
Glioblastoma often kills within months. A new targeted radiation therapy may help patients live longer.
'Wake-up call' as hookworm parasites that infect pets and people grow drug resistant
Hookworms that cause deadly dog infection and 'creeping eruption' in humans are growing resistant to drugs.
Tularemia: The 'rabbit fever' that can fatally infect humans
Tularemia, or "rabbit fever," is an infectious disease that normally affects animals but can spread to humans, sometimes via tick and deer fly bites.
