"This breakthrough is a big step forward in developing new malaria treatments," Yu said. "By focusing on PfNCR1, scientists could develop drugs that the parasite finds difficult to develop resistance ...

As the new cases and related deaths fall in sub-Saharan Africa, the virus is rearing its head elsewhere. What's the cause?

Dana Mirman shares the story of how she ignored a bug bite on her shoulder and went into septic shock and nearly died, in a ...

Consumption of undercooked poultry or eggs from infected birds can also pose risks. Those at higher risk include poultry workers, healthcare professionals treating infected patients, and ...

Rabies spreads through an infected animal's saliva, usually through bites or scratches, Wallingford Animal Control said in a Facebook post. It can also be transmitted if infected saliva contacts open ...

NHS surgeries can now treat seven illnesses and conditions without a GP ... and over only), Sore throat (aged 5 and above), Earache (aged 1 year 17), and Infected insect bite (aged 1 year and above).

Must be a bug bite, I told myself. I pushed the worry away ... I didn’t know that sepsis was my immune system’s ...

They attempted to infect bedbugs with microbes; they crushed bedbugs and injected them under a monkey’s skin; they looked at whether a sexually transmitted infection ... bite of a bed bug ...

NHS surgeries can now treat seven illnesses and conditions ... (aged 5 and above), Earache (aged 1 year 17), and Infected insect bite (aged 1 year and above). The list - which is seven strong ...