Infections

COVID-19 booster shot

Will omicron-specific booster shots be more effective at combating COVID-19? 5 questions answered

Hospital-acquired pneumonia is killing patients, but there's a simple way to stop it

Hospital brush teeth

The COVID-19 pandemic reversed progress in combating superbugs

COVID-19 Superbugs MRSA

Children's Health

Scientists develop smartphone device that can diagnose ear infections

Smartphone Ear Infection App

Monkeypox case found in Philadelphia, but officials say virus poses 'extremely low' risk

Monkeypox Philadelphia

A more contagious omicron strain has scientists fearing another COVID-19 surge

New omicron strain

Children's Health

Pandemic poses short- and long-term risks to babies, especially boys

COVID-19 Babies Health

Camden County Starbucks employee contracts hepatitis A, customers urged to get vaccinated

Starbucks employee Hepatitis A

Urinary tract infections can affect men too – especially those over age 50

Struggling to stop biting your nails? There are health reasons to quit

chronic nail-biting

What causes cold sores to return? New research offers a deeper understanding

Cold Sore recurrence

New Jersey dentist loses license after practice spread heart infection bacteria to patients

Rare syndrome nearly killed Pennsylvania man with ear infection

Lemierre Pennsylvania

Here are the best ways to treat – and prevent – yeast infections

Yeast Infections Symptoms Treatment Prevention

CDC confirms first U.S. case of potentially deadly new coronavirus

Coronavirus washington

Pet store puppies are linked to antibiotic resistant infection, CDC says

Pet store puppies outbreak infection

Deadly Candida auris infection continues to spread in New Jersey, health department says

C Auris New Jersey

Here's how to protect your child from meningitis

Meningitis Prevention Vaccines

Man dies from severe infection after being licked by his dog

Man dies from dog licking

Delco's Wallingford-Swarthmore School District school district reports whooping cough outbreak

Delaware County whooping cough

Philly health department warns of possible Hepatitis A exposure at Center City Italian restaurant

Ristorante la Buca

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria a deadly threat 'that is not going away,' CDC says

Superbugs CDC infections antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Children's Health

Pennsylvania hospital's donor breast milk process at fault for death of 3 infants

Geisinger Pseudomonas

Earwax removal: How to safely clean your ears

Stress-related disorders, like PTSD, may increase risk for serious infection

ptsd infections stress

Children's Health

Three babies die from infections at Pennsylvania hospital

Geisinger Medical Center

Circadian rhythms regulate how well the immune system responds, study finds

Why are people still dying of Legionnaires' disease?

Legionnaire's disease shower

Chlamydia vaccine shows promise in clinical trial, researchers say

chlamydia vaccine

Woman's cotton swab regimen led to skull-eating bacterial infection

cotton swab skull infection

These are some of the infections you can pick up at the gym

Carroll - Weights at a gym

Climate change may be causing deadly fungus infections, scientists say

Candida auris global warming study

Pittsburgh woman dies from flesh-eating bacteria infection contracted in Florida

0703_Vibrio bacteria water

Urinary tract infections can trigger strokes in patients, new study finds

Infections can trigger stroke

It’s tick season – here’s what you need to know about Lyme disease

Ticks Different Sizes 06102019

The HPV vaccine is still super important — here's why

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Milk from Lancaster County farm quarantined due to bacterial infection

Cow

Teen's science experiment uncovers roundworm contamination at Montgomery County parks

Heather Place Park

Salmonella outbreak linked to raw chicken products in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and 27 other states

chicken-salmonella-outbreak-flickr

The thrill of curing hepatitis C and the pain of watching the disease surge with opioid abuse

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Man contracted flesh-eating bacterial infection in this South Jersey river

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This guy almost died from biting his fingernails

Biting fingernails

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