Aspergillus: All about the fungus that could spark a pandemic like in HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’A new study forecasts that climate change will enable Aspergillus, a fungus causing the deadly disease aspergillosis, to expand its reach a...
24 May, 2025, 06.23 PM IST
What's Coccidioides (Valley Fever)? The 'Last of Us'-like deadly fungal superbug spreading globally and infecting even healthy peopleFungal infections are emerging as a global health crisis, with valley fever spreading rapidly due to climate change and wildfires. Drug res...
08 May, 2025, 10.39 AM IST
Is there a new global health threat? Fungal superbugs spread panic with climate change expanding its reachA new global health threat is emerging as drug-resistant fungal infections such as Aspergillus fumigatus and Coccidioides are spreading, dr...
07 May, 2025, 10.04 PM IST
Stop the pill-popping, it helps superbugsAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) in India is a significant public health threat, exacerbated by overuse and misuse of antibiotics and lack of...
25 Oct, 2024, 10.52 PM IST
'Silent pandemic' danger: Fungal infections could be the next health crisis, scientists warnFungal infections are becoming increasingly resistant to medications, posing a significant global health threat. Researchers warn that thes...
27 Sep, 2024, 10.20 PM IST
Untreatable fungal infections are now killing nearly 3.8 mn each year, WHO experts sound alarmDeadly Fungal Infection: The world faces a growing crisis in antifungal resistance, with fungal infections causing millions of deaths annua...
24 Sep, 2024, 10.53 AM IST
ICMR worried over rising resistance to last-resort antibiotics in IndiaICMR has found the abuse of antimicrobials (antibiotics, antivirals or antifungals) to be the reason for this, which is says has led to wid...
24 Sep, 2023, 10.06 AM IST
After US reports 2 highly contagious ringworm cases, CDC says ‘World is not ready’: ReportTwo women from the US have been infected with the drug-resistant strain of ringworm known as tinea. Experts say that the disease is highly ...
21 May, 2023, 08.56 PM IST
Candida auris: All you need to know about the deadly fungus spreading across the U.SSome strains of Candida auris are categorized as superbugs due to their resistant to all three classes of antifungal medication used to tre...
23 Mar, 2023, 10.58 AM IST
Candida auris: Know about the fatal drug-resistant fungus spreading across US and its symptomsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which claims that it poses a major danger to world health, revealed that 5,754 instances we...
21 Mar, 2023, 08.11 PM IST
Crocodiles protected against fungal infections, could help human medicine11 Mar, 2023, 05.04 PM IST
ICMR issues guidelines against use of antibiotics for low-grade fever"A clinical diagnosis most often helps us predict causative pathogens fitting into a clinical syndrome which would tailor the correct antib...
27 Nov, 2022, 12.42 PM IST
Sustained rise in antimicrobial resistance in India: ICMR studyThis is the fifth detailed report on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) trends and patterns from the country published by the ICMR. This year's...
10 Sep, 2022, 10.51 AM IST
Harmless gunk or a feast for bugs? Decoding 'toe jam' that even made it to Beatles number 'Come Together'Toe jam means the gunk and debris between your toes.
25 Apr, 2022, 07.42 PM IST
Mankind Pharma launches drug to treat black fungus“As the cases of black fungus are increasing day by day, the product has been launched to fight against this infection. The drug firm alway...
10 Jun, 2021, 01.49 PM IST
Pharma companies Cipla & Wockhardt in global alliance to fight drug resistanceThe other companies in the alliance include global majors such as Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi and AstraZeneca.
20 Sep, 2016, 07.43 PM IST
Panel seeks warning labels on medicinesAll antibiotics, TB drugs may soon come with a label warning users about the dangers of taking them without medical advice.
23 Feb, 2013, 03.23 AM IST