A generally healthy 63-year-old man in the New England area went to the hospital with a fever, cough, and vision problems in ...

I reassured him and sent him to get another blood specimen drawn without a tourniquet. Why? Because I suspected that the ...

A team led by investigators at the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute has discovered that a particular marker on tumor ...

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

A test that rapidly detects signs of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in stool samples could improve future diagnosis and ...

Researchers discovered that refillable jugs and everyday dispensers can contaminate drinking water, and only a small fraction ...

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As millions of Americans hit the road or took to the skies for the holidays, another seasonal traveler is picking up speed: influenza. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that ...

A Chicago dog under observation for biting an individual tested positive for rabies, the state’s first confirmed canine case in decades. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, the dog ...

World short-course relay medallist Christian Bacico has been handed a provisional suspension after testing positive for a clostebol metabolite. Bacico – the second-fastest Italian in history in the ...