Superbug hits 27 states: Here’s where the deadly fungus is spreading

Hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities are struggling to gain ground on a drug-resistant and deadly fungus ...

Common blood protein protects patients from lethal 'black fungus' infection, new study finds

Albumin is the most common protein in the blood, a vital molecule produced by the liver that helps maintain fluid balance and ...

Deadly fungus infected people in 27 states in 2025. What is C auris? Is it in SC.?

The CDC did not report any C. auris infections in South Carolina in 2025, although neighboring states contained cases. In ...
Newsweek

CDC Warning Over Genital Fungus ‘Emerging’ in New York City

A fungus that causes genital infections has seen a spike in cases in New York City, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports. The fungus, named Trichophyton mentagrophytes ...
The Conversation

The fungi living in the body play an important role in health – here’s what you should know about the ‘mycobiome’

Rebecca A. Drummond receives funding from the Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust and the Lister Institute for Preventative Medicine. The “gut microbiome” has become a popular health term in ...
EurekAlert!

Fungal-bacterial crosstalk between Shiraia fungus and its fruiting body-associated bacterium via their metabolites

The fruiting bodies of bambusicolous Shiraia fungi have long been used in traditional Chinese folk medicine. Hypocrellin A (HA) is a bioactive perylenequinone from the fruiting bodies and serves as an ...