A controversial anti-parasitic drug said without evidence to be a treatment for COVID-19 could be available over the counter.

Residents in a private nursing home suffered an outbreak of scabies over many months with poor infection control to stop the spread, an inspector's report has revealed. Scabies, which is highly ...

Ivermectin is an effective treatment for parasites in animals and for use by humans to treat parasites such as head lice and ...

Sharing isn't always caring. Doctors reveal the personal care items that can harbor disease-causing germs and why you should ...

An inquiry into Queensland's child safety system has heard the system is made up of a "labyrinth" of meetings and bureaucracy ...

The different treatment accorded to the plights of Palestinian and Israeli prisoners by US corporate media illustrates a persistent double standard that treats some people as more human than others.

Lewy body dementia affects more than one million people in the United States. It has two forms: Dementia with Lewy bodies and ...

The infection rate of one type of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales bacteria has risen by more than 460 percent in recent ...

It's a contributor to multiple cancers. Infectious disease doctors have made a new discovery that could impact treatment ...

Although most cases are not severe, dealing with common symptoms such as fatigue, nerve pain, fever, and chills can easily ...

Tick-borne encephalitis virus can infect the nervous system and cause life-threatening illness. Finding the cellular gateway ...

The yeast fungus Candida albicans not only uses the toxin candidalysin to cause infections, but also to colonize the oral ...