Gastrointestinal Conditions News

An investigation into a Salmonella outbreak in Canada linked to pet bearded dragons revealed a multinational outbreak that included a dozen cases in the United States in 2021 and 2022, researchers reported.

Offspring born to mothers with prenatal or third trimester intestinal infection or genitourinary tract infection experienced a significantly higher risk for biliary atresia, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.

Researchers linked more than 1 million deaths in Africa in 2019 to antimicrobial resistance, more than half of which were linked to just four pathogens.

A 1-year-old boy is brought to your urgent care clinic after his mother found a white object similar to a grain of rice in his stool during a diaper change.

The ongoing Salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut cantaloupes has doubled in cases, according to the latest update from CDC.

The CDC issued a warning Thursday not to eat pre-cut cantaloupe if the brand of the fruit is not known, the latest development in a growing outbreak of Salmonella infections that has sickened more than 100 people, killing two.

The Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium will bid farewell this year to a couple of longtime presenters.

BOSTON — In a Healio video exclusive, Pam Vig, PhD, reports late-breaking data that show Livmarli improved liver health and maintained symptom response over 2 years among pediatric patients with progressive familial cholestasis.

Maternal and infant antibiotic use was associated with increased eosinophilic esophagitis risk in a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Vibrio cases and deaths in Florida spiked last year after Hurricane Ian, lending credence to concerns that larger, longer, warmer tropical storms may increase the risk for viral infections, according to a study.