The Colorado teenager who lost a leg after she was bitten by a shark while on a diving trip in Belize is determined to return to the ocean after a painstaking recovery.

National case totals for that bacterial infection are climbing, including those here in the Kansas City metro.

Disease X is the name given to an as-yet-unknown infection that has the potential to become the next big pandemic. It was ...

Armpit pain can be caused by many issues, from muscle strains to swollen lymph nodes. Here are possible causes of underarm ...

A doctor at the Trudeau Institute has received a $1.4 million grant to study improved treatment for tuberculosis. Exactly 140 ...

Dec. 27—It’s about 8 a.m. on a bitingly cold December morning on the Idaho side of Hells Canyon. Wildlife biologists are pulling medical gear from large plastic boxes near the banks of the Snake River ...

Life span: It depends­—it’s time to toss a loofah when its color looks odd, it smells strange, or you see mold growing in it, ...

For many, the infection starts with symptoms similar to the common cold, but a painful, full-body cough can develop after a ...

Lower left abdominal pain can have many causes, ranging from minor to serious, says Andrew Boxer, M.D., gastroenterologist of ...

The global market for community acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) treatment is expected to experience robust growth over ...

Flu season is here, and health officials are urging people to take steps to avoid getting sick as the holidays approach.

This year, in addition to more familiar respiratory viruses like influenza, RSV and SARS-CoV-2, local health experts are also ...