An antibiotic present in soil may prove effective against antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis — the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis, according to a study published in Nature Communications.

Researchers created a machine learning software that analyzes virus' genetic information to predict which groups of animals the virus will likely spread to, according to a paper published Nov. 1 in Science.

Children younger than two years old who received antibiotics had slightly higher body weight at five years old compared to those who did not, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

New Jersey health officials on Oct. 31 confirmed four adenovirus cases at Voorhees (N.J.) Pediatric Facility. The outbreak involves a less-deadly viral strain than the one responsible for killing 10 and sickening 27 pediatric patients at Wanaque (N.J.) Center for…

A procedure called vaginal seeding may help babies born via cesarean section develop healthy microbiomes, despite some health experts warning against the practice, according to NPR.

An anonymous complaint alleging patient safety and staffing issues in the neonatal intensive care unit of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Children's Hospital at Erlanger led to reviews by the state and a hospital accreditation agency, the Times Free Press reports.

As physicians and hospitals receive more online reviews — both positive and negative — hospital leaders can view this feedback as a chance to improve their services, a health systems management professor wrote in a STAT op-ed.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic's new master's degree program for physician assistants at the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences received initial accreditation approval from the Higher Learning Commission.

If Democrats win six gubernatorial races, 2.4 million more Americans could gain coverage via Medicaid expansion, according to an Avalere analysis featured by The Hill.

Most Medicare beneficiaries — 83 percent — want greater controls on prescription drug costs, according to a survey from online health plan exchange eHealth.