After the death of a champion NASCAR driver, UVA Health’s Dr. Taison Bell explains why early treatment for sepsis is critical ...

Sepsis is a life-threatening illness that happens when the body's response to an infection gets out of control. Here are ...

Yeast infections often begin with a subtle itch that's easy to ignore at first. But that mild irritation can escalate into persistent discomfort, burning and other symptoms that interfere with ...

Consider sepsis an invisible threat. It kills about 350,000 Americans a year and may cause nearly one-fifth of deaths ...

Kyle Busch’s family says the NASCAR superstar died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, a dangerous condition that ...

Doctors are treating Pope Francis for a “polymicrobial infection” of his respiratory tract in what they are describing as a a “complex clinical situation” that will require the pontiff to remain ...

Candida auris, a deadly fungal infection, is spreading in Illinois and Indiana, part of a larger U.S. increase. Although first identified in Japan in 2009, the first U.S. case was reported in 2016.

A bladder infection is inflammation or irritation of the bladder, typically caused by bacteria. Your doctor may also refer to this as cystitis or a urinary tract infection (UTI) in your bladder. This ...

Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus. It usually transmits from animals to humans, though it can also spread between people or through contact with food containing the virus. Currently, human cases of ...

The specter of COVID has haunted the globe for four years now—the disease has killed at least seven million people worldwide. Yet the pandemic’s long-term effects are still hazy—because when it comes ...

A vaginal cuff is the closure made at the top of the vagina after a hysterectomy. Your doctor may recommend antibiotics if you develop an infection in this area. A hysterectomy is a common surgical ...