THE HSE has issued a health alert over a common winter illness that can become “severe and life-threatening” – with six signs ...

Researchers at the University of Virginia have made a significant discovery that could change how doctors treat viral infections of the heart. The study, published in Science Advances, reveals that ...

There are clear signs of viral infections that you need to be aware of. Here are the most common ones and know how the viral ...

Flu, viral fever, and COVID-19 all cause fever and respiratory symptoms, but key differences in onset, symptom patterns, ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This story first appeared in Healthy You - July 2025, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication.

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a germ that causes a lifelong infection that slowly weakens the immune system. Though the infection is lifelong, medicines can keep the virus in check and help ...

Hepatitis B viral load is the amount of hepatitis B virus (HBV) found in a person’s bloodstream. Hepatitis B is a viral infection that can pass from person to person through bodily fluids. It ...

Myositis is a group of conditions that cause muscle inflammation and weakness. Viral myositis occurs as a complication of a viral infection, such as influenza viruses or enteroviruses. Viral myositis, ...

You’re feeling that telltale tickle in your throat again. Or maybe it’s the unexpected body aches that have you reaching for the thermometer. Whatever the first sign, we all know that dreaded feeling ...

An ear infection can present as a dull, persistent ache, and is sometimes accompanied by pressure, discharge, itching, fever or muffled hearing. In more severe cases, the pain can be sudden, sharp and ...