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Experts report drug-resistant fungi linked to tough-to-treat jock itch, athlete's foot
UPI· 10 hours agoThe two fungi reported are among a group that cause skin rashes of the face, limbs, groin and feet,...
Drug-related infant deaths doubled between 2018 and 2022
UPI· 11 hours agoNew data finds that the rate of infants dying from drug-related reasons more than doubled between...
Drug-resistant infections more likely to strike women, says WHO
Nature· 1 day agoMore countries must recognize how gender affects exposure to pathogens, finds a review by the World...
Globally, antibiotics were way overused during the pandemic
NPR· 19 hours agoHELEN BOUCHER: In the beginning of the pandemic, we were very concerned that a bacteria would set up shop on top of the viral pneumonia caused by COVID, and because of that ...
How the pandemic gave power to superbugs
GBH News· 7 days agoAntibiotics cannot cure COVID. The impact of this pandemic overuse has lingered even as the pandemic has faded. Globally, about 75% of patients...
Here’s what a Nobel Prize-winning scientist wants you to know about the Covid-19 vaccines and the...
CNN via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoIn his new book “The Catalyst,” Thomas R. Cech talks about the Covid-19 vaccines, what RNA means for...
A club drug could be the next big thing in treating mental illness
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 days agoKetamine, an anesthetic that can distort people's senses and cause them to feel detached from their environment, soon became widely available off label, especially after looser pandemic ...
Personalized Phage Therapy Heals Cat With Deadly Bacterial Infection
Forbes· 7 days agoA persistent infection in a pet cat’s leg after a compound fracture was repaired has finally been...
Pharma firm urged to share new 'game-changer' HIV drug
AFP via Yahoo News· 6 days agoMore than 300 politicians, health experts and celebrities called Thursday for US pharmaceutical...
U.S. maternal death rate far exceeds that of other wealthy nations
UPI· 1 day agoIn 2022, U.S. women had a death rate from complications of pregnancy and childbirth of 22 deaths per...