Jonna Lorenz

The incidence of invasive meningococcal disease fell from 67% in the first quarter of the study period to 4% during the last quarter at a hospital in Spain.

A new study reports that many health care workers had the ability to neutralize the Ebola virus, despite never exhibiting symptoms of infection.

Hospital-acquired conditions fell 13% between 2014 and 2017, according to a new report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Single-dose tafenoquine shows promise for the radical cure of P vivax malaria, according to two new studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Sink drains near toilets in hospital rooms could be reservoirs of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a new study suggests.

Targeted marketing of PrEP has unintended consequences that could be avoided with improved messaging, a commentary in The Lancent says.

Whole-genome sequencing could speed up targeted treatment for patients infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a proof of concept study by Johns Hopkins investigators determined.

In 2016, 60% of adolescents had initiated the HPV vaccine series but only 16% completed the vaccination series by age 13 and 35% by age 15.

An outbreak in California of wound botulism associated with black tar heroin emphasizes the need of raising awareness about the risk of infectious diseases related to the opioid epidemic.