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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

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

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

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Antibiotics and resistance ‘two-way street’ between animals and humans – study

Experts across the world are determined to slow down the rise in AMR, which is partly fuelled by unnecessary use of antibiotics.

The Independent UK

Vatican: Pope spends 2nd night 'serenely' in hospital

The Vatican says Pope Francis has spent his second night in a Rome hospital serenely as he receives antibiotics intravenously to treat bronchitis

The Independent UK

Pope Francis in much better health after antibiotics -statement

Pope Francis has seen a marked improvement in his health after receiving antibiotics for a bronchitis infection, the Vatican said on Thursday, a day after the pope was hospitalised with breathing difficulties.

Reuters

Mum of five says son, 9, permanently on antibiotics because of home's 'severe' mould

The mum has lived in the three-bed property in Whitstable for seven years and says she has experienced serious problems with mould for the entirety of that time

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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

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

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

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

What is Black fungus Canada auris as 'urgent' health warning triggered

Canada auris cases have risen over the past few years, sparking concern as it's resistant against antibiotics.

Daily Record

Family trapped in 'damp and mouldy' home as mum 'contracts pneumonia three times'

Mum-of-four, who is on the homeless register after being evicted, says her chest is 'a mess' because of living in a damp council flat, and her youngest child has repeatedly needed antibiotics

Daily Mirror

Mum-of-six fighting 'kidney infection' finds out two years later it's cancer

Cardiff mum Kim Jones was treated for a kidney infection for years before doctors revealed they had found a mass on her kidney which was cancer

Daily Mirror

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Wales Online

Financial strain on dad of three diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Gwyn Warner and his young family through this difficult time

Daily Mirror

Brits warned of rise in 'super gonorrhoea' as infection resists antibiotics

Cases of "super gonorrhoea" have been on the rise in recent years due to resistance to antibiotics from mutated infections and it has led health officials to urge people to get tested

Daily Mirror

'One course of antibiotics cured my infertility issues after four miscarriages'

After four miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy, Diana Bowden, 39, feared she'd never get pregnant - then a simple course of antibiotics helped her conceive a miracle baby boy

Daily Record

Common painkiller could pose 'serious danger' to health as hangover cure

While reaching for over the counter medicines is the first call for most people after a heavy night, over doing it can result in serious complications to a vital organ.

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Radio France Internationale

French patients launch court action over antibiotic side effects

French patients who suffered serious side effects from a certain type of antiobiotic, have filed a complaint and denounced a health scandal, public media revealed on Monday.

ABC News

Victorian coroner delivers findings of inquest into death of pregnant mother Annie O'Brien

The Victorian coroner releases the findings of an inquest into the death of Annie O'Brien, who died from septicaemia in 2017 shortly after miscarrying her baby.

AAP

Deficiencies in pregnant mum's healthcare before death

There were deficiencies in the medical care given to pregnant Melbourne mum Annie O'Brien before her death from sepsis in August 2018, a coroner has found.

Inverse

This Simple, Everyday Hack Can Help Fight Antibiotic Resistance

Research on the evolution of antimicrobial resistance has focused more on evolutionary selection than hygiene.

Fortune

A ‘super strain’ of an antibiotic-resistant stomach bug is on the rise in the U.S. Here are the symptoms to watch for

It’s never been more important for clinicians to ensure that the antibiotics they’re prescribing are appropriate, one expert tells Fortune—and for patients to understand that if their provider isn’t prescribing antibiotics, it may be for good reason.

The Times of India

"Avoid antibiotics": Know why IMA issued advisory amid rising cases of fever

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Friday released an advisory urging people to avoid taking antibiotics like Azithromycin and Amoxiclav. The advisory signed by Dr Sharad Kumar Agarwal, National President, IMA, and other members has said that taking antibiotics when there is no requirement of it, leads to antibiotic resistance.

The Guardian - UK

Bacteria-killing viruses could combat antibiotic resistance, says UK scientist

Prof Martha Clokie says phages could become routine for some conditions

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