Cases of shingles have been rising in recent years, even among younger individuals. And the disease may be increasing other health risks as well.

MERS cases continue to develop abroad, with several new cases reported in recent days. As researchers continue to learn more about the disease's spread, precautions are being urged.

Advances in drug therapy for HIV are allowing HIV patients to live fuller and longer lives. It's possible that the average life expectancy of an HIV-positive person with treatment is approaching the life expectancy of uninfected people.

Before their operations, cardiac surgery patients likely focus on the heart issue at hand. But postoperative infections can cause problems later. Antibiotics might prevent these infections.

With flu season in full swing, the seasonal influenza might be on a lot of people's minds. One strain of swine flu is causing infections in some parts of the country.

Unless there is an outbreak of bacteria, the food you purchase should be safe — right? Perhaps not, according to the group behind a new study of raw chicken.

Flu season is in full swing, and researchers across the country are keeping tabs on the virus' spread.

A new national scorecard has rated how the country is doing in terms of fighting infectious disease, and it seems that some states have been outshining others.

US residents might be familiar with West Nile, and perhaps even dengue, but now a new mosquito-borne illness is showing up closer to US shores.

Structural heart disease is very common in HIV patients. It's possible that the conditions are directly related.