The World Health Organization earlier this year called antimicrobial resistance—pathogens’ ability to evade medical interventions—one of the 10 largest threats to global health. In the U.S. alone, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report, 35,000 people die each year due to antibiotic-resistant infections. A new study published in the BMJ points to one major propagator [...]

Not all mold is bad. Molds produce the antibiotic penicillin, the immunosuppressive drug cyclosporine, and much of the world’s supply of citric acid. And that’s to say nothing of cheese. But some molds, like black mold, release harmful mycotoxins or trigger allergies or asthma. The problem is that all molds – good or bad – [...]

Even if dementia runs in your family, smart lifestyle changes can help you improve your chances of staying ahead of it. There are many things you can change about your life, but unfortunately, your genes are not among them. For better or worse, you are dealt a specific genetic hand when you are born. But [...]

The California Department of Public Health, in collaboration with local health departments, is reminding the public and health care providers that Valley fever cases typically peak in the fall. Since 2014, there has been a steady increase in the number of Valley fever cases in California. In 2018, more than 7,500 Valley fever cases were [...]

In a follow-up on the world’s largest measles outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) measles outbreak continues to grow and expand.  Since the beginning of the year through Dec. 2, a total of 269,079 suspected measles cases, including 5,430 deaths (CFR 2%) have been reported from all 26 provinces [...]