Abscess If you notice a painful bump on the roof of your mouth, it could be an abscess—an infection that forms when bacteria invade the soft tissues. According to Dr. Ross, abscesses often develop due ...

Nocardiosis is a rare but potentially deadly infectious disease caused by bacteria in the genus Nocardia. Nocardiosis is an ...

A Colchester man who was once unable to walk or talk due to a brain abscess has set himself the challenge of running the London Marathon.

A healthy 30-year-old woman in Ireland was mistakenly injected with a BCG vaccine instead of an MMR shot, causing a severe TB ...

After nearly a week of searing abdominal discomfort and high fever, the man returned to the emergency room. What followed was ...