This week, Dr. Anthony Fauci, former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, revealed that he was recovering from West Nile virus. Fauci, 83 was hospitalized for six days ...

Researchers used a virus to treat patients with an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection and found good clinical outcomes in 86.6 percent of patients. The study, published Aug. 9 in Cell, treated ...

Winter tends to be peak season for respiratory viruses, and this year is no different in the United States. People are getting sick with acute respiratory illnesses and visiting health care providers ...

The virus has a fatality rate ranging from 40 per cent to 75 per cent, according to health experts. There is currently no ...

A silent disease transmitted by rats continues to kill within days, but a new oral drug could change its fatal outcome.

Around 10 million people globally live with the life-threatening virus HTLV-1. Yet it remains a poorly understood disease that currently has no preventative treatments and no cure. Subscribe to our ...

Scientists in Japan have discovered a genetic "silencer" within the HTLV-1 virus that helps it stay hidden in the body, evading the immune system for decades. This silencer element essentially turns ...

As measles cases surge to record levels in the U.S., Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has downplayed the effectiveness of the long-used vaccine and instead ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Cancer-fighting, genetically engineered herpes simplex virus has been shown to be an effective treatment for ...

A genetically modified version of the virus behind cold sores might one day help people who’ve run out of other options. A modified herpesvirus combined with an immunotherapy drug shrank or eliminated ...