Dear D.K.: Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs, sometimes called a "lower respiratory tract" infection to distinguish it ...

You are also right that the iodine-containing dye from CT scans can precipitate hyperthyroidism in a person who is destined to get it. However, the risk of this occurring is low. There is no increased ...

A MAJOR Scots fast food burger chain has closed a restaurant down amid reports of a ‘cockroach infestation’. The ...

Why aren’t meningococcal vaccines recommended for people over the age of 23? Are they assuming (wrongly) that most people ...

The vaccines are recommended for adolescents and young adults, especially when they are going to be living close together ...

Because of the low prevalence of the disease (partially related to the success of the vaccine) and the high cost of the ...