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Forty-Seven Children Developed MRSA Skin Infections After a Neighborhood Party Near Dublin Featuring Three Bouncy Castles

An Irish report ties a drug-resistant staph outbreak among 47 party guests to bouncy castles. Here is what parents should watch for after parties.

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Three Bouncy Castles, One Party and 48 Kids with MRSA: How Ireland's Largest Recorded Outbreak Unfolded

Irish health officials linked an MRSA outbreak in 48 children to hours of rough play on three bouncy castles, a route not described before.

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Actor Samuel Monroe Jr Dies at 52 After Months in Hospital with Meningitis and MRSA Pneumonia

Samuel Monroe Jr died at 52 after months hospitalized with meningitis and MRSA pneumonia. Here is what is confirmed and what is not.

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'God Called Him Home': Menace II Society Star Samuel Monroe Jr Dies at 52 After Meningitis Battle

Samuel Monroe Jr, actor in 'Menace II Society', died at 52 after battling meningitis. His family revealed he faced misdiagnosis and severe complications, including MRSA pneumonia and seizures.

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Bedbug Season Is Peaking and Researchers Are Testing Whether the Insects Can Carry a Resistant Staph Infection

Bedbug infestations are rising during peak season. A laboratory finding on MRSA is a hypothesis under study, not established transmission.

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Bedbug Infestations Are Rising Again, and Researchers Are Testing Whether the Insects Can Carry MRSA Bacteria

Bedbug infestations are increasing, and lab work suggests the insects may carry MRSA. The link is unproven. Here is what is established.

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CDC Data Show Hospital Infections Have Fallen 27% Since 2015, but Maintaining That Progress Remains a Challenge

A July 2026 CDC/NEJM study found hospital infection rates fell 27% from 2015 to 2023, with major drops in CLABSI, C. diff, and MRSA. But 518,000 HAIs still occurred in 2023.

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CDC Data Show Hospital Infections Have Fallen 27% Since 2015, but Maintaining That Progress Remains a Challenge

A July 2026 CDC/NEJM study found hospital infection rates fell 27% from 2015 to 2023, with major drops in CLABSI, C. diff, and MRSA. But 518,000 HAIs still occurred in 2023.

Medical Daily

Antibiotic Resistance Explained: The Hidden Dangers of Antibiotics Overuse

Antibiotic resistance explained: how antibiotics misuse creates superbugs, threatens global health, and why stewardship programs are vital.

Medical Daily

AI has produced 2 new antibiotics to kill ‘superbugs’. It’s promising – but we shouldn’t get too excited yet

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have used artificial intelligence (AI) to design two new antibiotics effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, or “superbugs”.

The Conversation

Antibiotic use likely fuelled the rise of a ‘superbug’ in NZ – genomics offers a defence against the next threat

After a routine C-section at an Auckland hospital, a mother developed severe pain and what seemed like postnatal fatigue. It turned out to be an infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a “superbug” spreading across New Zealand and beyond.

The Conversation

What is MRSA? Symptoms and how to avoid deadly infection after rise in UK cases

The Independent takes a look at what MRSA is, what the symptoms are, and how to get treated for it

The Independent UK

‘Avoid sharing towels and razors’ amid rise in people contracting MRSA, Britons told

UK officials are closely monitoring a rise in superbug cases caught outside of hospitals, after the US warned over spread in gyms and health clubs

The Independent UK

MIT scientists use AI to develop new antibiotics for stubborn gonorrhoea and MRSA

The researchers aimed to find completely new ways of tackling antimicrobial resistance.

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The Independent UK

Scientists use AI to create new antibiotics that can kill deadly drug-resistant superbugs

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing public health crisis and is estimated to be responsible for more than one million deaths globally each year

Euronews

Bacteria strain that is resistant to antibiotics is spreading in Europe, scientists warn

The strain was first identified nearly a decade ago in the Netherlands and Germany, and has since spread to at least nine other European countries, according to Danish research.

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Panthers OLB D.J. Wonnum reveals ‘scary’ setback he dealt with this offseason

Panthers OLB D.J. Wonnum revealed that he underwent three quad surgeries and contracted MRSA and blood clots this offseason.

The Conversation

Genome sequencing developed to trace COVID is now protecting babies in intensive care from infectious diseases

Anyone who has spent time inside a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) knows it’s intense.

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Whistleblower Joshua Dean, who raised concerns about Boeing jets, dies at 45

Dean's family says he quickly fell into critical condition after being diagnosed with a MRSA bacterial infection. He is the second aviation whistleblower to die in the past three months.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Steve McMichael ‘improving’ after recent MRSA diagnosis

Bears great Steve McMichael is "improving" after his recent MRSA diagnosis, and he's expected to return home early this week.

The Hindu

In breakthrough, neural network ‘explains’ how it found a new antibiotic

Scientists have used deep-learning to discover a new class of antibiotics, revolutionising drug development strategies, fundamentally by making their deep-learning model ‘explainable’.

Zenger

Experimental Vaccine Sends Immune Cells Into ‘Incredible Hulk Mode’ To Fight Hospital Superbugs

A single shot of the vaccine could protect against antibiotic-resistant infections, including MRSA, according to new research.

Nottingham Post

Britain's Got Talent wheelchair dance star Paula Moulton dies of superbug MRSA

Paula co-founded Strictly Wheels Foundation which promotes wheelchair dancing as a social activity and at competitive levels

Daily Record

Britain's Got Talent star Paula Moulton dies after battling MRSA

The sad news was announced on the Strictly Wheels Facebook page.

Daily Mirror

Britain's Got Talent star Paula Moulton dies after battling superbug MRSA

Britain's Got Talent star Paula Moulton has died after battling superbug MRSA. Strictly Wheels confirmed the tragic news on Facebook

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