A more than 10-fold increase in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections drove a surge in pediatric Staphylococcus-associated hospitalizations that peaked in 2006, according to an ...

The media has been flushed with reports that Staphylococcus aureus, or staph, infections are rising among children, stemming from a recent study. This finding is of particular concern because a common ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Drug-resistant bacteria that cause painful and potentially dangerous skin infections are gaining a foothold in the nation's prisons, health officials say. Jails in at least six states ...

New research, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, shows giving antibiotics to children with uncomplicated staph infections is warranted and helps prevent recurring infections. A research team, ...

Watt contracted the infection after a laundry list of injuries in 2015. — -- Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt is opening up about a staph infection that nearly ended his NFL career and ...

Children with severe pneumonia should be tested for staphylococcus, doctors say. More children who die from the flu have staphylococcus aureus infections that hasten their deaths, according to an ...

One Jake Gyllenhaal was harmed in the making of the new "Road House." On the Monday episode of the "Armchair Expert" podcast, the actor, 43, revealed he sliced his hand with glass and developed a ...

Paulo Costa had the most highly publicized case of staph infection among the fighters on, or slated to be on, the UFC 294 card Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He wasn't ...

The NFL is learning the hard way that a microscopic foe can be much more imposing than a 300-pound lineman, as a sudden slew of staph infections has sacked several players in the game. Early this week ...