The death of a University of Chicago scientist who contracted plague while working in his lab is a reminder of the rare –- but real –- risks to researchers who work with potentially dangerous bugs, a ...

Taiwanese officials are investigating links between a mouse bite and a COVID-19 infection in Taiwan, after a laboratory worker tested positive for the virus last week. Health officials are scrambling ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The City of Fresno is calling for more transparency and collaboration when it comes to dealing with infectious disease labs throughout the region. The need for clarity comes ...

(Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19. Delta breakthrough infections likely ...

Antibiotics are medical marvels that have transformed once deadly bacterial infections into manageable conditions. But with a ...

A drug meant to treat cholesterol was found to reduce coronavirus infection by 70% in lab studies, with researchers calling for additional clinical trials among hospitalized COVID-19 patients. "Our ...

Two teams of US scientists have completed lab experiments testing the antibodies from vaccinated and infected Americans to see how well they might be able to fend off currently circulating variants of ...

The laboratory-based Frailty Index showed strong predictive ability for mortality and relapse in patients with carbapenemase-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections. “Unlike traditional ...