A drug-resistant strain of bacteria is quickly becoming more common, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned in a health alert. The bacteria, shigella, causes an infection called ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — As the North Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services joins other health agencies across the country in warning of a severe sick season this year, one of the most-used tools to ...

Infection rates are soaring in the United States due to a menacing bacteria that are resistant "to some of the strongest antibiotics available," prompting infectious-disease experts to warn about the ...