If you feel ill but your symptoms are only above the neck — a stuffy nose, a bit of a sore throat — you could just have a ...

It starts with discomfort—an itch, a burning sensation or an urgent need to visit the bathroom—and you can’t help but wonder: what’s going on? For many women, the symptoms of thrush (a yeast infection ...

You wake up with a scratchy throat and that vague feeling of unwellness. Is it just allergies? The start of a cold? Or something that might need antibiotics? Knowing the difference between viral and ...

With sinusitis, you may develop symptoms like congestion, facial pain, and thick nasal discharge. Some sinus infections may cause you to have a sore throat, bad breath, and fatigue. You might develop ...

Leg weakness is not a typical sinus infection symptom. However, people may experience general fatigue or weakness. Leg weakness with a sinus infection may also be a sign of another underlying ...

Learn how long the flu lasts, what symptoms occur at every stage, and what you can do to feel better and lower the risk of ...

Some fungi that can cause serious lung infections have spread to many parts of the United States. A Science News story on the expanded range of Histoplasma, Coccidioides and Blastomyces fungi hit a ...

Cronobacter sakazakii (formerly known as Enterobacter sakazakii) is a type of bacteria that can naturally live in very dry places. For example, rarely it may be found in dehydrated products like ...

These days, it’s tempting to compare COVID-19 with the common cold or flu. It can similarly leave you with a nasty cough, fever, sore throat—the full works of respiratory symptoms. And it’s also ...

Health chiefs have detected a new kind of infection in the UK which is making people ill - with some even ending up in hospital. The Candidozyma auris (C. auris) is a type of yeast which has ‘only ...

The lungs were once at the forefront of SARS-Cov-2 research, but as reports of organ failure and other serious complications poured in, scientists set out to discover how and why the respiratory virus ...