New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are becoming available.

With Covid-19 cases up across the country, many people are once again relying on home tests to guide decisions about going to work and sending their kids to school and other activities. A lot of those ...

A revolutionary new medical test highlighted in a study in Nature Medicine could transform infection diagnostics forever. This new metagenomic sequencing test can detect a broad range of ...

A simple blood test can tell doctors when it is safe to stop antibiotics in patients recovering from sepsis, a review led by ...

A genomic test developed by researchers to rapidly detect almost any kind of pathogen -- virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite -- has proved successful after a decade of use. A genomic test developed at ...

A cutting-edge genetic test can rapidly detect and identify almost any kind of disease-causing microorganism in the human body, whether it's a virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite, researchers say.

Infection, the invasion and growth of microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, or fungi, within the body’s tissues, is a common occurrence in tropical countries, including India. While the body’s ...

Preliminary experiments suggest that a new test could diagnose bacterial infections that cause sepsis days faster than conventional approaches, with potentially lifesaving consequences. When you ...

The acronym UTI in medical circles stands for “urinary tract infection,” and it applies to a range of infections affecting the kidneys, bladder, ureters and/or urethra. Many people get UTIs when fecal ...

All of this disproportionately affects the elderly. In a 2023 study of patients with a median age of 75, approximately 30% of ...