Infections & Immunology

Inter-country transfer of tulip bulbs may have opened up route for nasty fungal pathogen

With the development of new treatments for HCV, the paradigm has shifted towards elimination

Researchers compared hepatitis patients with minor conditions to see who later developed Parkinson's

Challenges are emerging around managing HIV in an ageing and increasing patient cohort

Dr Anne-Marie Tobin writes on hidradenitis suppurativa — a chronic debilitating skin condition that requires a multidisciplinary approach Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, recurrent and debilitating skin condition characterised by deep-seated inflamed nodules, abscesses, sinus tract formation and scarring.

New medications and approaches offer considerable potential to attenuate hepatitis C-related harm

Most common reason for not being vaccinated was that the patient forgot (41%)

25% of undiagnosed respondents reported seeing more than 10 doctors in their search for diagnosis

Penicillin does not kill MRSA, but helps immune system by weakening bacteria's virulence

Method is reportedly accurate and can return results in 30 minutes