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Tuberculosis dethrones COVID-19 as world’s top infectious killer again; Half of all new cases from India, Indonesia
According to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) report, approximately 8.2 million people we…
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I got sober thanks to a monthly shot of a drug that helps stop my craving for alcohol. I lost 70 pounds in the process.
Jeff Horton was not a present dad due to his drinking. In 2021 he decided to change that and went i…
Jane Ridley
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Study finds new approach to overcome potential drug resistance in cancer therapy
For many years, CeMM Principal Investigator Georg Winter and his research group have been wo…
ANI
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Drug-resistant fungus is spreading at an 'alarming rate' in the US, CDC says
While Candida auris won't turn you into a zombie as seen in "The Last of Us," the fungus poses a gr…
Andrea Michelson
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Scientists say weight-loss drugs could protect our brains from dementia. Early results suggest they're onto something.
Patients with Alzheimer's who took a GLP-1 drug improved their memory scores and lost less of their…
Hilary Brueck
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4th death linked to a drug-resistant bacterium found in eye drops recalled by manufacturer
Fourteen cases of vision loss have also been linked to the drops contaminated with the bacterium ca…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Elon Musk just can't seem to resist the dark urge to start beef with Mark Cuban
Musk mocked Cuban after the latter said he would vote for Joe Biden even if the president "was bein…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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4 symptoms of shigella to know as the CDC warns of a rise in drug-resistant cases
Shigella bacteria spread very easily and can cause diarrhea.
Amber Middleton
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Moms say their weight-loss drugs had a trickle-down effect — making their entire families healthier
Some people on weight-loss drugs say their treatment is lifting up the health of their entire famil…
Emily Farache
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A drug-resistant fungus is spreading across the US. These maps show where the biggest threat is.
Fungal infections from Candida auris have spread quickly across the US. Two CDC maps show which sta…
Andrea Michelson
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Drug resistance sets in for a powerful pneumonia antibiotic: ICMR
A big chunk of patients in India may no longer benefit from carbapenem, a powerful antibiotic admin…
PTI
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People are getting sick from drug-resistant mold found in their flower beds and compost bins, scientists say
In a recent study by Imperial College London, researchers said gardening products are increasing ou…
Andrea Michelson
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A top antibiotic expert almost died after a gardening cut caused a life-threatening, drug-resistant bacterial infection
The pandemic whistleblower says he could've died if he hadn't demanded a test for his antibiotic-re…
Hilary Brueck
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The CDC is testing eye drops after 1 death and 55 cases of drug-resistant infections that may be linked to a specific product
EzriCare says it expects the manufacturer of its Artificial Tears product to recall the eye drops.
Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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A fire captain says he lost vision in one eye within hours of using over-the-counter eye drops linked to drug-resistant bacteria
Adam Di Sarro says EzriCare Artificial Tears, which were recalled in February after an outbreak of …
Lauren Edmonds
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Untreatable 'superbug' fungus that resists all drugs detected in Texas and DC
The C. auris strain is spreading within hospitals and nursing homes in two separate outbreaks acros…
Andrea Michelson
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Deadly fungi are becoming drug-resistant, and it's the next big public health threat, experts say
Before COVID-19 was even a part of our vocabulary, the CDC had long been monitoring a different, in…
Andrea Michelson
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Kids are contracting drug-resistant Salmonella from Kinder chocolate, with 9 hospitalized and 151 sick, WHO says
Kinder chocolate products are linked to Salmonella cases in the UK, the EU, and a case in the US. T…
Andrea Michelson
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Drug-resistant infections in the US have risen sharply during the pandemic, and experts warn it's getting worse as COVID patients overwhelm hospital resources
Superbugs were a topic of concern in the medical world long before COVID-19 was in our vocabulary. …
Andrea Michelson
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How the Black and Latino queer community made voguing a form of resistance
Since the 1960s, ballrooms have been a haven for LGBTQ communities of color. In the face of anti-dr…