A global study reports a 60% drop in global mortality from diarrheal diseases, but children and the elderly still have the highest death rates, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Diarrhea, both common and preventable, is among the most dangerous threats to ...

Some people with bacterial gut infections remain symptom-free while passing the infection on to others. A new study has shed light on the interplay between bacteria, diet and the immune system that ...

UVA Health researchers have joined a new international consortium that will work to understand how climate change could affect dangerous diarrheal diseases, a leading cause of death for children under ...

University of Iowa researchers are working with Go Diagnostics, a medical development company, to test these rapid-test devices. The tests would be able to quickly identify the causes of certain ...

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As one of the world's most densely population cities, Dhaka deals with a high burden of diarrheal diseases. While some studies have looked at how weather affects diarrhea in Bangladesh, few have ...

Worldwide, more than a million deaths occur each year due to diarrheal diseases that lead to dehydration and malnutrition. Yet no vaccine currently exists to fight or prevent these diseases, which are ...

University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center physicians and researchers have been awarded a $4.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study diarrheal ...

Karnataka reported over 1.82 lakh Acute Diarrhoeal Disease cases in 2025, alongside thousands of other water-borne infections ...

I am a 64-year-old female who is in moderate health. After a monthslong bout of diarrhea, blood work, and a colonoscopy, I’ve been diagnosed with microscopic colitis. After a round of budesonide, my ...