CDC warns drug-resistant fungus is an ‘urgent threat’ as infections spread
Candida Auris (also called C. auris) is a deadly fungus killing more than one in three infected patients. First detected in ...
Yes, CDC calls the fungus an ‘urgent’ threat. Here’s what a CT epidemiologist wants you to know.
The CDC noted that it can cause “infection in different parts of the body like the blood, wounds, and ears” and that symptoms ...
Veterinarians working on bird flu, pet food safety are fired in HHS purge
Among those laid off were employees in a center that has played a key role in the response to the bird flu outbreak, ...
RFK Jr. cuts CDC labs investigating outbreaks of STDs and hepatitis
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has eliminated the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ...
Deadly drug-resistant superbug spreading ‘fast’ in US with 2k cases in single state as CDC calls disease ‘urgent threat’
A DEADLY drug-resistant superbug is spreading fast in the US with a whopping 2,000 cases in a single state, experts say. The ...
This drug-resistant fungus labeled an ‘urgent threat’ by CDC is spreading: Here are the symptoms and how it spreads
Since the first US case of Candida auris was detected in 2016, the number of infections has soared prompting the CDC to label ...
Trump admin live updates: Trump unveils 'gold card' with his face on it
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in the heart of the European drama after Trump's tariff announcement, on travel to NATO ...
FDA lays off bird flu leadership, among steep cuts to senior veterinarians
The top veterinarians overseeing the bird flu response at the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine ...
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New agent inhibits Staphylococcus aureus toxin – hope for pneumonia patients
An international research group led by the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) has discovered a promising new drug candidate against severe lung infections caused by the hospital germ ...
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WHO highlights need for better drugs, diagnostics for deadly fungal infections
The World Health Organization (WHO) this week published two reports spotlighting gaps in adequate medicines and diagnostic ...
Susan Monarez, Trump's Nominee For CDC Director, Faces An Unprecedented And Tumultuous Era At The Agency
The job of director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention carries immense responsibility for shaping health ...