A new study from the University of Minnesota Medical School has demonstrated that fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) can ...

A 4-week vancomycin pulse and taper regimen may be a safe and effective strategy to delay or prevent Clostridioides difficile ...

An experimental antibiotic called EVG7 has shown promise against gram-positive bacterium Clostridioides difficile, the leading cause of healthcare and antibiotic-associated diarrhea in the US and ...

Disease tracking is also temporarily halted for mpox and other common viruses, such as Epstein-Barr and varicella zoster.

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has updated the charter of a key federal vaccine advisory committee in ways that ...

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is planning to rename a road near the building after a metro Atlanta officer who was killed in the line of duty during the shooting. Fallen DeKalb ...

Urgent warnings have been issued for travelers heading to multiple countries over spiraling outbreaks of a mosquito-borne disease that can cause brain bleeds. The CDC issued a level 1 global travel ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is investigating E. coli infections linked to raw cheddar cheese sold by Fresno, Calif.-based Raw Farm LLC. The CDC said seven cases with the ...

‘I’ve never seen an agency that is responsible for the health of 340 million Americans be so willy-nilly.’ ‘I’m an E.R. doc, so I handle stress pretty well. But this was like being in a mass disaster ...

Many current and former employees say the actions of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are undermining the agency’s role in safeguarding public health. By Jeneen Interlandi When Donald J. Trump ...

The administration has yet to find a candidate who aligns with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda while avoiding his unpopular stance on vaccines. By Apoorva Mandavilli and Sheryl Gay ...