It's unknown how three people in three states caught the often-fatal tropical disease melioidosis, which isn't normally transmissible between humans.
The CDC's Rochelle Walensky said the agency won't change its guidance on vaccinated people not needing to wear masks in most situations.
The awkward injury was surgically repaired and thankfully didn't lead to lasting disability, UK doctors say.
North Korea officially claims to have zero cases of coronavirus.
Counties with state prisons were linked to 11% more cases during the pandemic's first wave
The discovery of the bacteria in a 5,000-year-old hunter-gatherer suggests it took time for plague to become the fearsome disease we know today.
Evidence suggests that covid-19, Delta variant or not, remains a much greater danger for people with no past exposure to the virus than for those vaccinated.
The tool is said to predict your general risk of dementia within the next five years, if you're 55 and older.
Immunity remains robust in most vaccinated or previously infected people, but some with weaker immune systems may benefit from an extra dose.
If there's one thing everyone should know about birds by this point, it's that kissing them is extremely stupid.
Of the 18,000 Americans who died of covid-19 in May, only 150 were fully vaccinated.
Stress-related graying may be reversible for some people, though probably not if you're well into your graying years.
The infection landed her in the hospital for over two weeks, though she has since fully recovered.
Of the few decent studies that found some benefit from supplements, there were only small improvements.
Alveolar echinococcosis remains rare and treatable, but a more virulent tapeworm strain imported from Europe has become firmly established in Alberta, Canada.
City health officials have updated their guidelines on how to have safer sex during the pandemic.
At least 113 patients who got spinal surgery have been exposed to the often life-threatening bacterial disease.
What to make of the confusing headlines about coffee research.
CureVac's experimental covid-19 vaccine is the latest to stumble in clinical trials
The old stereotype that children are necessary for a fulfilled life just doesn't hold up.
