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Lyme disease test gives hope for a speedier diagnosis
Lyme disease can spread to people via infected ticks 24K-Production/Shutterstock A new approach to diagnosing Lyme disease could…
Martin Rees: Why challenge prizes can solve our most pressing issues
Martin Rees at the 2017 Hay Festival of Literature in Hay on Wye, UK Alamy Stock Photo The…
Post-surgery infections may mainly be caused by bacteria in the skin’s microbiome
A scanning electron micrograph of Enterococcus faecalis bacteria, which can infect surgical wounds Science Photo Library/Alamy Surgical infections…
Oral vaccine prevents recurring UTIs for nine years
Bacteria found in urine STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A new oral vaccine helped prevent recurring urinary tract infections…
Persistent pain after a UTI may be due to an overgrowth of nerve cells
Urinary tract infections frequently cause people to need to urinate more often than usual SimpleImages/Getty Images Pain that…