With the recent rise in deadly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, outbreaks in schools and other community settings nationwide, health officials are reminding us to all to be mindful of germs and cleanliness. The recent MRSA outbreaks has also brought the issue of hospital hygiene to the forefront.

Staph bacteria are normally present on the skin and in the nose of many healthy people without causing any health problems. However, if staph enters the body through cuts or abrasions on the skin, it can cause an infection. MRSA is a form of staph that is resistant to certain antibiotic treatments like methicillin

Doctors in Texas have noticed a spike in a lesser-known antibiotic-resistant bacteria striking otherwise healthy kids. Researchers are seeing the potentially deadly staph infection known as Community Acquired-Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) emerging in epidemic proportions across the country.

South Texas was one of the first regions of the country to experience CA-MRSA and has since become a hot bed for the infection

A man who lapsed into a coma following a brutal beating and mugging six years ago, has been reawakened by doctors who never gave up hope.

With the use of electrodes implanted into his brain neuroscientists were able to stimulate portions of the brain and thereby greatly improving his quality of life

The results of a new study show that the drug-resistant, or Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus areaus (MRSA), also known as the "superbug," is more widespread than previously believed.

Nearly five percent of all patients have acquired MRSA across U.S. healthcare facilities, as suggested by the researchers of the study

In a bid to gain entry as the youngest surgeon in the Guinness Book of World Records, a couple, who are also doctors, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu allowed their 15-year-old Dileepan Raj to perform a Cesarean section delivery.

The surgery has sparked controversy around the country and state and medical authorities have led an investigation into the matter. The surgery was also reportedly filmed by the teenager's parents and later shown to an Indian Medical Association (IMA) chapter last month