We’re flush with drugs — but they’ve lost their edge. An antibiotic-resistant superbug responsible for bad diarrhea and fever symptoms has been on the rise in the US since at least 2023, according to explosive new data detailed by the CDC. Shigella infections were once easily zapped by antibiotics like azithromycin and ciprofloxacin, but the CDC … Read more
Travelers are spreading drug-resistant gonorrhea at alarming rates, prompting calls to embed sexual health advice into all stages of the Australian travel pathway. New The University of Queensland research points to unprecedented levels of international travel sparking heightened sexually transmitted infection cases. The researchers point to the natural growing trend of more people in the … Read more
Scientists in Switzerland have announced the discovery of a new class of antibiotics shown to be effective against deadly, drug-resistant bacteria. The antibiotic, called zosurabalpin, works by blocking a bacterial molecule called lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which is responsible for creating the outer membrane that protects a harmful bacteria, Acinetobacter baumannii. Acinetobacter is a “gram-negative” bacteria, which means … Read more
Doctors are alarmed over a new strain of gonorrhea — a common sexually transmitted infection — that is almost incurable. And gonorrhea rates continue to climb: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 1.6 million new cases each year, and half of those are resistant to antibiotics. To clap back against the scourge of … Read more
NYC is home to the first known cases of antifungal-resistant ringworm in the US, according to a report published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ringworm is a highly contagious infection of the skin, hair or nails typically treated with antifungal medications. This particular treatment-resistant strain emerged in South Asia. Two NYC … Read more
Your pet might be bringing more germs into your house than you think. People and their pets may be able to transmit drug-resistant “superbugs” to each other, new research suggests. The research — which will be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark on April 15 … Read more
A potentially deadly and drug-resistant fungal disease is spreading at a rapid pace in hospitals across the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned this week. Cases of Candida auris — a fungus that causes serious bloodstream infections and even death in people with weakened immune systems — have skyrocketed in recent years … Read more
Keep your eye on this disturbing developing story. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say 68 patients in 16 US states have been diagnosed with a rare bacterial infection likely caused by preservative-free eyedrops. The health organization says a rare strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is resistant to antibiotics, has resulted in the death … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a “serious public health alert,” warning of a nationwide spike in “extensively drug-resistant” shigellosis. The highly contagious bacterial infection attacks the intestines and causes inflammatory, sometimes bloody diarrhea, according to the CDC’s “emergency and preparedness response.” There are about 450,000 shigellosis infections every year in the US, … Read more