Until recently, the CDC recommended that everyone age 65 and older get a pneumonia vaccine. A year ago, in October 2024, the CDC lowered the recommended age from 65 to 50 due to a growing recognition ...

It’s the first update since an initial list was published a decade ago, in 2015. Since then, new threats have emerged, ...

After losing her ‘bright, funny, and full of joy’ three-year-old daughter to sepsis, a mum is taking legal action against a hospital trust.

A three-year-old died from sepsis after a delay in treatment at a "manic" A&E in Chichester where her mother was told the symptoms were "probably just a virus".

Smoking metabolite hydroquinone helps beneficial oral bacteria grow in the gut and reduce inflammation in ulcerative colitis.

New research at a music festival finds beer drinkers attract more mosquitoes, while sunscreen and showers help keep the bugs away ...

Kissing newborns, though a loving gesture, poses significant health risks due to their underdeveloped immune systems. Experts ...

If you come across a friendly horse coming to meet you at a gate whilst you’re out on a walk, don’t be tempted to pat or ...

The family of nine-year-old Esme Corsar, from Stanley, say the once "bright and loving child" was suddenly transformed ...

Giant loops of DNA carried by bacteria in our mouth may have a beneficial impact on our oral health and our immune systems, ...