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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert to clinicians Tuesday, warning that the savage, flesh ...

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Most mammals produce their own vitamin C using an enzyme called GULO. Around 60 million years ago, humans lost this ability, ...

Wits scientists have identified a "microbial watchlist" of bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites that could cause cancer.

Raccoons may look harmless, but they carry a hidden threat: a parasitic roundworm that can infect humans and wildlife.

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Dealing with an infection isn't as straightforward as simply killing the pathogen. The body also needs to carefully steer and ...

A wellness coach living in a quiet Mexican beach town was forced to upend her life after doctors diagnosed her with a rare ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden battle between a widespread brain parasite and the immune cells tasked with destroying it. A parasite that can quietly persist in the human brain is capable of ...