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Deadly fungus Candida auris is spreading across US hospitals - a physician answers 5 questions about rising fungal infections

In late March 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlighted the threat posed by a rapidly spreading fungus called Candida auris that is causing infections and deaths among hospital patients across the country. The unexpected rise of this recently discovered pathogen is part of a larger trend…

The Conversation · Apr 6, 2023

Chinchillas Tested Fancy New Ear Devices to Solve a Centuries-Old Medical Problem

A new design for ear tubes could make them safer and more effective while lowering antibiotic doses for patients.

Inverse · Apr 5, 2023

Appendicitis: Causes, symptoms and treatment

Appendicitis refers to the inflammation of a small structure in the gastrointestinal tract. The condition can lead to dangerous complications.

LiveScience · Apr 4, 2023

Top scientist, 28, has months to live after cancer mistaken for pulled muscle

Kirsty is a world leading scientist set to save tens of millions of lives with her new antibiotic medicine

Wales Online · Mar 27, 2023

Brazil's Lula in good health, should travel to China on Sunday -Lula's doctor

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is in good health after being diagnosed with mild pneumonia, is responding well to antibiotics and should travel to China on Sunday as previously expected, his doctor, Roberto Kalil, told Reuters on Friday.

Reuters · Mar 24, 2023

Bristolians urged to get tested as gonorrhoea cases continue to rise

The STI, usually treated with antibiotics, can cause infertility and pelvic inflammatory disease in patients

Bristol Post · Mar 23, 2023

E coli from meat behind half a million UTIs in the US every year, study suggests

Fatal bloodstream illnesses driven by urinary tract infections could rise, warn scientists as research shows link to food-borne bacteria

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2023

Study: Pets Could Be Passing E.coli To Their Owners

Superbugs can resist multiple antibiotics including penicillin and cephalosporins and pets could be passing E.coli to their owners

Zenger · Mar 22, 2023

QPR striker Lyndon Dykes opens up on ‘scary’ hospital stay after antibiotics struggled to treat pneumonia

Lyndon Dykes has spoken of his “scary” battle with pneumonia which left him hospitalised and struggling to breathe.

Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2023

Researchers might have solution to resistant bacteria

In most wound cases, the bacteria responsible for the wound is Staphylococcus aureus. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 21, 2023