Actress Barbie Hsu’s death from influenza-related pneumonia has thrown the spotlight on this infectious disease complication.

All age groups in the United States are experiencing a "high severity" of influenza cases among all age groups for the first ...

Researchers say study provides sufficient rationale to further explore the therapeutic uses of SSRIs during infection.

Antidepressants like Prozac are commonly prescribed to treat mental health disorders, but new research suggests they could ...

Antidepressants like Prozac are commonly prescribed to treat mental health disorders, but new research suggests they ...

The US is in the throes an unusually intense and severe flu season, with hospitalization rates topping the levels seen with ...

Learn about how to disinfect your house after an illness, from your kitchen and bathroom to your cell phone, bedding, and ...

A Cornell University-led collaboration has uncovered the equipment that enables bacteria to survive exposure to antibiotics: a shuttling mechanism that helps a complex of proteins pump out a wide ...

Meet the jumbo phage. Scientists believe they’ve cracked the code on how its ‘secret handshakes’ act as a shield against the ...

Our immune systems rely on iron to function, but so do invading viruses and bacteria. New research from Binghamton University ...