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There is an “alarming increase” in drug-resistant germs in hospitals in Ukraine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday. The germs are not responsive to antibiotic medications used to treat the infections, the study published by the CDC
Cases of tuberculosis (TB) — an illness that kills more people than any other infectious disease — rose in the U.S. during 2022, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And some doctors are concerned that limitations of testing at
Washington health officials said they were investigating the first case of Candida auris, or C. auris, diagnosed in the state. A Pierce County man was diagnosed with colonization due to the multidrug-resistant fungus on July 13. The man tested positive at Kindred
Scientists have found a drug that could combat drug-resistant infections – and they did it using artificial intelligence. Using a machine-learning algorithm, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Canada’s McMaster University have identified a new antibiotic that can kill
For the first time, two cases of highly contagious drug-resistant ringworm infections have been detected in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC says the infections were found in two patients in New York City
U.S. officials are reporting two more deaths and additional cases of vision loss linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria. The eyedrops from EzriCare and Delsam Phama were recalled in February and health authorities are continuing to track infections as they
A highly contagious bacterial infection is spreading across the US as health officials warn that it doesn’t respond to antibiotics that are typically used to treat it. A “serious public health” warning has been issued in the country. The Centre for Disease
The CDC issued a warning to health care providers this week about an uptick nationwide in “extensively drug-resistant” shigellosis, which is a bacterial infection that affects the intestines and causes inflammatory diarrhea. There are about 450,000 shigellosis infections every year. The CDC
A brand of over-the-counter eye drops may be linked to a bacterial infection that left one person dead and three others with permanent vision loss, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC has identified at least 50 people