Shingles can be a very painful experience that affects around one in four adults in their lifetime. The infection, also known as herpes zoster, is caused by the varicella-zoster virus which also ...

Here is all about common throat infections in winter, their early signs, causes, and simple home remedies to soothe a sore ...

TAMPA, Fla. — 'Tis the season... for increased sickness. The winter and holiday season is typically when more people get sick, particularly with respiratory viruses such as the flu, RSV and COVID-19.

We might be a step closer to curing HIV, as researchers have developed a way to knock out a version of the virus lurking in the body. Using something called an HIV-like particle (HLP)—which are dead ...

The Zika virus has plagued humans since its identification in 1947, but now, scientists are harnessing its ability to damage cells to fight a different foe: cancer. In a new study published Jan. 9 in ...

WAYLAND — A mysterious respiratory illness that has impacted dogs and puzzled veterinarians has dog owners concerned and thinking twice about leaving their four-legged friends in boarding houses or ...

Outbreaks of the highly contagious stomach virus are more than double what they were last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her ...

Researchers used a bacteriophage, a bacteria-killing virus found in a pond, to cure a Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection a patient contracted in his chest after open heart surgery, according to a case ...

WASHINGTON -- Liver cancer risk after hepatitis C virus (HCV) cure was significantly greater in patients with metabolic ...