UF's Dr. Norman Beatty pursues diseases capable of inflicting much suffering — and becoming more of a threat in a changing ...

Autoimmune diseases occur when the body's immune system, which normally protects against infections, mistakenly attacks ...

People across the United States are taking a closer look at their lettuce and leafy greens this summer thanks to an outbreak ...

Autoantibodies are central to the diagnosis, classification, and stratification of many autoimmune diseases, particularly ...

Climate change could significantly affect the future of waterborne diseases, making outbreaks harder to predict and ...

Fighting off infections when one has a chronic disease is a common problem, and during the COVID-19 pandemic that scenario often turned out to be dangerous and deadly. A new study led by Stony Brook ...

Covid-19 infections have been strongly linked with cardiovascular conditions like heart disease and stroke, but new research shows that other viral infections such as influenza, HIV, hepatitis C and ...

For years, public health experts have encouraged primary care physicians (PCPs) to screen for infectious diseases as well as cancers, heart disease risk factors, diabetes, and more. Many assessments ...

Infectious disease specialists are unsure how long the current nationwide cyclospora outbreak will last since no specific ...

A new University of Illinois study has found that tickborne diseases are being reported every month of the year in every ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

A common midwife toad in the Pyrenees, carrying his developing offspring. (Phillip Jervis) Across the world, entire species ...