Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

If the skin of a person’s nose becomes damaged, Staphylococcus aureus bacteria can enter the wound and cause an infection. Many people carry Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) on their skin or within ...

The bacteria Staphylococcus aureus (staph) lives on the skin and in the nose of many people. It usually only causes a problem such as MSSA bacteremia if it gets inside the body. Staph infections can ...

[img id=”77367″ align=”alignleft”] This year Dr. Robert Daum, a pediatrician at the University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital, began a study tracking ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

Staph infections are common infections caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus. While there are over 30 different types of Staphylococcus, one strain, Staphylococcus aureus, causes most of the millions ...