Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brain infections in kids may be becoming more common, and doctors don't know why Researchers have uncovered a recent, perplexing ...

Researchers from the University of Cologne, the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), and the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT present a clinical case in the New England Journal of Medicine ...

Researchers have uncovered a recent, perplexing increase in brain infections and abscesses in kids and teens. These rare and life-threatening conditions can be complications of severe sinus infections ...

After cases of brain abscesses in children reportedly tripled last year in southern Nevada, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating potential reasons for the spike. Dr.

The United States saw a 200% increase in brain abscesses in children in December 2022 following a surge in respiratory infections over the winter. Even with the increase, abscesses continue to be ...

While antibiotics have greatly reduced the dangers of ear infections, serious neurological complications, including hearing loss, facial paralysis, meningitis and brain abscess still occur, according ...

An infection in the deep neck space causes a retropharyngeal abscess. The condition can cause fatal airway obstruction, so doctors treat it as a medical emergency. A person’s symptoms can include ...

A toothache that lingers is easy to dismiss, but sometimes, it signals something far more serious. Some dental infections may start as a slight discomfort and rapidly get worse without treatment, ...

Parents now have another reason to frown on tongue piercing – a potentially fatal brain abscess suffered by a young woman in Connecticut. The woman’s tongue became sore and swollen two or three days ...

An abscess is a confined pocket of pus that builds up within the body. A dental abscess forms within the teeth, in the gums or even the bone holding the tooth in place. A periapical abscess is located ...

Researchers have uncovered a recent, perplexing increase in brain infections and abscesses in kids and teens. These rare and life-threatening conditions can be complications of severe sinus infections ...