Share on Pinterest Jake Gyllenhaal shared in a recent interview that he got a staph infection after being cut by glass while filming his new movie “Road House.” Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM ...

A new study led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania School of ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There are plenty of infections that you get on a regular basis, such as a cold or a stomach bug, and ...

New York Giants tight end Daniel Fells is in a battle to save his foot and possibly his life, with NFL.com reporting that Fells has had five surgeries to stop a serious staph infection that was ...

Clippers star Blake Griffin is the latest athlete to undergo surgery for a staph infection, and it's not as uncommon as you might think. In 2003, the USC football team dealt with a rash of staph ...

When staph bacteria meet skin, they hang on for dear life and won't let go. The ties that bind staph and human skin, as it turns out, shape one of the strongest bonds in biology. Unfortunately for us, ...

Staph infections can be deadly, especially in hospitals where certain strains have evolved to be resistant to antibiotics. The bacteria responsible for these infections, Staphylococcus aureus, is ...

Is that red bump a spider bite or could it be a staph infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcal aureus (MRSA)? MRSA, a newer type of staph infection, has been present in Iowa since at ...