SEATTLE — In 2016, hospitals in New York state identified a rare and dangerous fungal infection never before found in the United States. Research laboratories quickly mobilized to review historical specimens and found the fungus had been present in the country since at least 2013. In the years since, New York City has emerged as […]

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) reports investigating 185 non-travel related Cyclospora illnesses as of July 18, 2023. Image/CDC 170 cases, or 92 percent of the cases have been reported in Ontario with the other 15 cases reported from Quebec (9) and British Columbia (6). Four people were hospitalized for their illnesses. Cyclospora: More […]

Fenit Nirappil: So those were the populations that were studied in the research that found DoxyPEP effective. And the reason you’re looking at gay men are more precisely men who have sex with men and trans women is because rates of STIs are higher in that group. And I also want to be clear, one […]

A Georgia resident recently died from a rare infection that destroys brain tissue, commonly known as the “brain-eating amoeba.” According to a press release from the Georgia Department of Public Health, Naegleria fowleri causes brain swelling and is usually fatal. The person was likely infected while swimming in a freshwater lake or pond in Georgia, according […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Here’s your weekly roundup of local and international climate change news for the week of July 24 to July 30, 2023. Trees scorched by the Donnie Creek wildfire line a forest north of Fort St. John. PHOTO BY NOAH BERGER /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Photo by Noah Berger /THE ASSOCIATED […]