Health Minute” brings original health care and health policy reporting from the KFF Health News newsroom to the airwaves each week.

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — Health department officials in Adams County said two people have confirmed cases of West Nile Virus.

Gordon Whitehead may have set in motion the chain of events that ... By the time he was hospitalized, doctors diagnosed him with acute appendicitis and peritonitis—an infection of the abdominal lining ...

The NoneSuch Playmakers will return to one of their most popular productions when they present “Hicksville” later this month ...

If a person's stitches become infected, this can lead to severe infections. Learn more about the symptoms, treatments, and when to contact a doctor.

Salivary infection, also called sialadenitis, most commonly affects the parotid salivary glands on the side of the face, near the ears or the submandibular salivary glands under the jaw. A salivary ...

Nigel Smith, 23, faced a life-threatening blood infection that led to the amputation of both his legs ...

A study has revealed how up to 30 percent of Americans could be infected with a dangerous parasite. According to researchers at the University of California, Riverside, over 100 million Americans ...

A recent study shows that previously healthy children and adolescents who recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection face an elevated risk of developing type 1 diabetes in the following 6 months.

A nurse in the dispensary of a clinic in Mhlosheni, Eswatini, which once had the world’s highest rate of H.I.V. infection. From January to April, nearly 5,000 people with H.I.V. failed to pick ...

A new test which creators say could one day save the lives of people suffering from a deadly fungal infection is being developed at the University of Exeter. Mucormycosis, commonly known as black ...

In this study, GelMA-based gradient pH hydrogel was proposed for infected skin wound healing. Experiments showed that the gradient pH hydrogel had good antibacterial effects and promoted the ...