Knee Replacement Patients May Be Able to Hit the Shower Sooner
2016-05-26
Getting area wet before sutures or staples are removed doesn’t seem to raise infection risk, study findsContinue Reading
Hepatitis C Patients More Likely to Drink, Study Finds
2016-05-25
And researchers say alcohol can worsen the chronic liver conditionContinue Reading
7 Ways to Give Ticks the Slip
2016-05-22
Don’t become the next meal for a disease-carrying parasiteContinue Reading
Sex, Breast Milk May Have Helped Spread Ebola in Africa
2016-05-19
However, most cases were transmitted by everyday close contact, researchers sayContinue Reading
High HIV Rates for Gay Men in Some Southern Cities
2016-05-18
In Jackson, Miss., Columbia, S.C., and El Paso, Texas, rates now exceed or approach 30 percent, report findsContinue Reading
Zika Symptoms May Vary, So Testing Is Crucial
2016-05-11
Rash, headache were key signs in one recent caseContinue Reading
Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise in Small Study
2016-05-10
It protected more than half of healthy adult volunteers for up to a yearContinue Reading
HIV Decline Falls Short of U.S. 5-Year Goal
2016-05-06
But some progress seen in reducing new infections, transmissionContinue Reading
Portable Zika Test Shows Promise in Monkeys
2016-05-06
Easy-to-use screening would benefit doctors working miles from hospital, researchers sayContinue Reading
Hepatitis C Now Leading Infectious Disease Killer in U.S.
2016-05-04
CDC notes that nearly 20,000 Americans died in 2014 from the widespread, but treatable, illnessContinue Reading