Having your ears pierced is a fun way to showcase individuality, but sometimes, that tiny twinkle can get infected and be a painful surprise. An infected ear piercing can hurt, be swollen, and even ...

Infection is the invasion by and multiplication of 'foreign' microorganisms that can cause pathological conditions or diseases in the host organism. Here, in a study of over 6,000 women across China, ...

A kidney infection (known as pyelonephritis) usually develops when bacteria from a urinary tract infection (UTI) travel from your bladder through the tubes, known as ureters, that connect your bladder ...

Dr. David Winter of Baylor Scott & White Health discussed how to avoid respiratory infections as cooler temperatures arrive. In SNAP appeal, Trump admin says it faces more harm than those without food ...

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed an outbreak of a rare bloodstream infection linked to a commonly used probiotic in private hospitals in Gauteng and the North West ...

Health experts have cautioned that this year's flu season has commenced "unusually early" with infections already climbing across most age groups, setting the stage for what could prove to be a "very ...