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First Case of Sexually Transmitted Fungal Infection Has Been Found in the U.S.
People Magazine· 11 hours agoA first case of a highly contagious and rare sexually transmitted fungal infection has been found in...
US health officials advise using antibiotic as a ‘morning-after pill’ against STDs
KAMR Amarillo· 5 days agoNEW YORK (AP) — Some people should consider taking an antibiotic as a morning-after pill to try to...
Opinion: Dr. Terry Lee was face of infectious disease expertise in Western North Carolina
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoWilliam Simons came from Wake Forest to found Asheville Infectious Disease Consultants. This new...
New federal guidelines recommend common antibiotic for STI treatment
The Hill via Yahoo News· 5 days agoNew guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the first time outline...
Novel antibiotic spares heathy gut bacteria, mouse study shows
MedicalNewsToday via AOL· 4 days agoA recent study shows promise for a new antibiotic that effectively fights several bacteria while...
Michael Mosley, exuberant medical broadcaster who popularised the 5:2 diet – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoDr Michael Mosley, who has died in Greece aged 67, was a Tiggerish presenter of television science...
New Era? 'Double Selective' Antibiotic Spares the Microbiome
Medscape· 3 days agoA new antibiotic uses a never-before-seen mechanism to deliver a direct hit on tough-to-treat...
The Doctor Or Nurse Practitioner Will See You. Does It Matter?
Forbes· 4 days agoAmid a critical shortage of physicians throughout the U.S. and an increase in the number of nurse...
Salmonella outbreak tied to cucumbers sickens 162
LiveScience· 2 days agoCucumbers contaminated with Salmonella bacteria have been tied to an outbreak that has affected at least 162 people in the United States. Of these, 54...
Intoxication without alcohol: Auto-brewery syndrome
Medical Xpress· 7 days agoHow can someone have alcohol intoxication without consuming alcohol? Auto-brewery syndrome, a rare condition in which gut fungi create alcohol through...