Hospitals put a lot of effort into encouraging good hand hygiene among staff. But findings about multidrug-resistant organisms suggest a new frontier for preventing transmission.

Researchers discover that mitochondria play an important role in supporting the immune system’s response against MRSA infection.

Hepatitis C rates have surged in the U.S. as drug use and opioid abuse have risen. A Michigan Medicine hepatologist reflects on the troubling trend.

Infections are only one problem related to urinary catheterization.

The battle for survival makes pneumococcus a formidable foe.

While gut bacteria have been credited with boosting the body’s immune system, bacteria in the lungs may play a more direct role in protecting their own backyard.