A concerning increase in global rates of severe invasive infections becoming resistant to key antibiotics has a team of infectious disease researchers studying a recently emerged strain of bacteria ...

A rare, deadly, flesh-eating bacteria is on the rise in Japan, with hundreds of people infected. Over 1,000 cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) were reported in Japan in the first six ...

Pneumonia is a disease that burdens the health care system with more than 1.2 million emergency room visits each year and more than 41,000 adult deaths in the United States. Worldwide, more than one ...

Scientists have found that a common oral bacterium known as the causative agent of tooth decay can affect the brain and ...

Increased levels of Streptococcus anginosus, a common type of bacteria that usually lives in the mouth and gut, was found in the gut of recent stroke survivors in Japan. A common bacteria usually ...

Pandora Dewan is a Senior Science Reporter at Newsweek based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on science, health and technology. Pandora joined Newsweek in 2022 and previously worked as the Head ...

Strep throat is caused by Group A Streptococcus bacteria and is highly contagious. Symptoms include a severe sore throat, swollen tonsils, and fever, usually without a cough. Strep throat should be ...

Probiotic bacteria usually found in fermented foods, such as yogurt, sourdough bread, and miso soup, might help dispel the embarrassment of persistent bad breath (halitosis), finds a pooled data ...