By Jackie Fortiér Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous fluid supplies to cope with a shortage ...

After a decade in development, a new genomic test developed at the University of California–San Francisco (UCSF) promises to ...

A next-generation metagenomic sequencing test developed at UCSF demonstrates its ability to rapidly and accurately diagnose a ...

A decade-long effort has resulted in a new, rapid genomic test to diagnose rare infectious diseases in the brain and lungs.

Overall, the test accurately identified the pathogen in spinal fluid 86% of the time, researchers say in their new paper.

Dealing with pain or pressure in your ear, neck or throat is not only uncomfortable, it could also be a sign of an ear ...

Most people with E. coli infections are never tested for the bacterium and recover on their own. Thirteen states have reported cases: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska ...

If your swollen testicles are the result of injury, fluid buildup or varicocele, then lying down and elevating the scrotum, perhaps by putting a folded towel underneath it to lift it, will allow fluid ...

Fungal lung infections may appear similar to lung cancer in both the ... Cryptococcosis can be diagnosed through blood or tissue samples of the lungs or cerebral spinal fluid. Once diagnosed, ...