Invasive Group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease, notably meningitis, during the first days and months of a baby’s life can have persistent effects for children and hence their families, according to...

The largest study of its kind found mothers who consumed their placenta passed on no harm to their newborn babies when compared to infants of mothers who did not consume their placenta. The joint study...

Mother’s milk, which consists of a complex and continually changing blend of proteins, fats and sugars, helps protect babies against bacterial infections. In the past, scientists have concentrated...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), group B strep is the leading cause of sepsis and meningitis in a newborn’s first week of life. July is International Group B strep awareness...

In a follow-up to my interview last week about Clostridium difficile, Rodrigo Muñoz, a Clinical Outreach Associate and Princeton Project 55 Fellow with the Massachusetts-based non profit stool bank,...

The number of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infections have more than doubled in Singapore with some 355 cases reported year-to-date. The spike that started in July has been linked to the consumption of...