A woman has issued a stark warning about a silent killer lurking in Aussie gardens. Leichan Williams, 50, had no idea that an innocent session of tidying up her driveway would lead to her fighting for ...

Meningitis is an infection of the protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. It can affect anyone but is more common in babies, children, teenagers and young adults. Symptoms ...

A secondary school pupil and a university student have died following a suspected outbreak of an “invasive” form of meningitis.

An expert has warned the early warning signs of meningitis can be mistaken for a cold or hangover ...

A student from the University has died, along with another person in the outbreak, with a further 11 said to be in hospital.

Symptoms of meningitis develop suddenly and can include a high temperature, being sick, a headache, a rash that does not fade when a glass is rolled over it, a stiff neck, a dislike of bright lights, ...

A new study found that a multifaceted infection prevention and control intervention could at least temporarily thwart outbreaks of infections from the Klebsiella pneumoniae bacterium, a leading cause ...

Bacteria and the viruses that infect them are perpetually at war. Their deadly clashes push both kinds of microbes to evolve ...

Skin issues are one of the most common reasons pets end up at the vet. For many itchy dogs and cats, the underlying problem is pyoderma, a bacterial infection of ...

Scientists studying stranded pygmy sperm whales have uncovered three previously unknown genotypes of Helicobacter bacteria ...

Reality star Bethenny Frankel learned the hard way that not every viral beauty hack is worth the hype. The Real Housewives of ...

Intracellular bacterial pathogens pose a major challenge to current antimicrobial therapies due to their ability to survive and replicate within host cells, ...