Imagine your body as the town of Hawkins that’s being hunted by the monsters of Upside Down!In reality, that’s what ...

You wake up with a scratchy throat and that vague feeling of unwellness. Is it just allergies? The start of a cold? Or something that might need antibiotics? Knowing the difference between viral and ...

The first signs of a COVID-19 infection vary from person to person. We’re still very much in the throes of winter ― and that means we’re still dealing with lots of respiratory viruses. This includes ...

World AIDS Day 2025 urges renewed focus on early detection. Acute HIV often looks like a flu, yet many miss it. Know the ...

Monsoon brings a surge of leptospirosis, a bacterial infection from animal urine, often mistaken for viral fever. Key early ...

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As a sinus infection gets better, people will start noticing an improvement in symptoms. This may include a decrease in congestion, facial pressure, and postnasal drip. Most sinus infections develop ...

"I see a glimmer of hope amidst millions of STIs," said Jonathan Mermin, Director of CDC's National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. "After nearly two decades of STI increases, ...

World AIDS Day 2025 highlights key signs and symptoms of HIV that people often miss. Knowing them early can support timely ...

In November 2021, Hillary Steffen lost her sense of taste and smell and thought she had COVID-19. While she also had a low-grade fever that started a few days earlier, it didn’t feel “alarming,” she ...