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CDC Warns of Listeria Outbreak Tied to Cheese, Yogurt
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 – Two people have died and 23 have been hospitalized in a years-long outbreak of listeria illness that's finally been traced to one company's cheeses, yogurts and other dairy...
Scientists Sound Alarm on New Drug-Resistant E. Coli
THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 2024 – A new and worrisome antibiotic-resistant form of E. coli has been identified at a children's hospital in China. Already, so-called ST410 strains of the E. coli bacterium --...
Folks Often Hide Infectious Illness at Work, Socializing
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31, 2024 – A disturbing number of people sick with an infectious disease conceal their illness to avoid missing work, travel or social events, new research reveals. About three in...
New Antibiotic Slays Deadly Superbug in Early Trial
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 – Researchers report that a new type of antibiotic has proved its mettle against a deadly superbug. Acinetobacter baumannii, a bacteria goes by the nickname CRAB, can trigger...
Hospital Coffee Machines Aren't Germ-Spreaders, Study Finds
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 – Hospital coffee machines have received some side-eye as a potential source of spreading infection, but a new study debunks the belief. “To our great relief…a general ban on c...
CDC: Three People Have Died From Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in New Outbreak
MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of an outbreak of an often-fatal tickborne disease among people who have recently been to Baja California in...
CDC Warns of Deadly Tick-Borne Illness in People Traveling to Mexico
MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 – An outbreak of deadly tick-borne disease is occurring among people who’ve recently been to Baja California in Mexico, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention w...
Hospitals in Ukraine Seeing Surge in Drug-Resistant Infections: CDC
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 – As the war in the Ukraine rages on, new research shows that hospitals there are waging a battle of their own against a different kind of enemy: antibiotic-resistant...
One Death, 10 Hospitalizations From Listeria Outbreak
TUESDAY, Nov. 21, 2023 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that peaches, nectarines, and plums tainted with Listeria have caused one death and one premature birth and sent...
Clues to Mysterious New Sickness Affecting Dogs
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 – A new type of bacterial infection could be the culprit behind a mysterious canine respiratory illness that has been infecting dogs from coast to coast, New Hampshire...
Frustration with CDC Advisors Who Recommend Masks in Hospitals Without Naming Type
MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 – Advisors to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have voted to recommend that health providers wear masks during routine care for patients who are thought to be...
Infection Control Recommendations for Hospitals Not Well Received
FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2023 – Advisors to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are expected to approve new draft guidelines for hospital infection control this week, the first update since...
Critics Slam Updated Infection Control Recommendations for Hospitals
FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2023 – Advisors to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are expected to approve new draft guidelines for hospital infection control this week, the first update since...
More Eyedrops Recalled Due to Infection Danger
THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 2023 – Cardinal Health, Inc. is voluntarily recalling certain LEADER brand eyedrops because they may cause eye infections. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration informed the...
Many Antibiotics No Longer Work Against Common Childhood Infections
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023 – Many antibiotics long used to treat common childhood infections are no longer effective because of antibiotic resistance. The authors of a new study say global guidelines...
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