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Superbugs July 15, 2016

Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea on the rise, CDC says

Gonorrhea cases are on the rise, but new data suggest the sexually transmitted disease is becoming resistant to one of two drugs in the dual therapy used to treat it.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE June 29, 2016

FDA has a few questions for makers of hand sanitizer

Federal聽health聽officials want to know whether hand sanitizers used by millions of Americans work as well as manufacturers claim 鈥� and whether there are any聽health聽risks to their growing use.

Superbugs June 28, 2016

Chicago hospitals get $10M to fight superbugs

Federal聽health聽officials say about $10 million will go to Chicago's Rush University Medical Center and Cook County聽Health聽and Hospitals System to help fight drug-resistant superbugs.

Superbugs June 15, 2016

New drugs in testing to combat superbugs

Federal-government financial incentives to drug companies have helped lead to at least seven late-stage antibiotics that may fight bacteria prone to turning into dangerous 鈥渟uperbugs,鈥� a senior government medical official told lawmakers Tuesday.

Superbugs June 11, 2016

Scientists reportedly find super bacteria in several Rio Olympic venues

Athletes, fans and health officials are already concerned about a possible Zika virus outbreak stemming from the upcoming Rio Olympics, and now might have to face another big problem.

Superbugs June 3, 2016

What the new superbug means for the US

Experts say a Pennsylvania woman's recent case of an antibiotic-resistant infection shows the urgency for new antibiotics.

Superbugs June 3, 2016

California hospital reportedly broke state law for not immediately reporting outbreak

Health officials reportedly determined this week that a California hospital broke state law by not quickly reporting a deadly outbreak last year caused by dirty scopes.

Superbugs May 27, 2016

Deadly superbug arrives in US, report says

A long-dreaded superbug detected in China, Canada and Europe has made its appearance in the United States, researchers at the U.S. Military HIV Research Program announced Thursday.

Superbugs May 19, 2016

Unaddressed, superbugs could kill 'every 3 seconds' by 2050, report suggests

The latest edition of an annual report petitioned by the British government suggests that, by 2050, superbugs will kill someone worldwide every three seconds if policy makers and advocacy groups don鈥檛 take action, the BBC reported.

Outbreaks May 3, 2016

Plague confirmed in death of Colorado high school athlete

Colorado health officials reported this weekend that a healthy 16-year-old boy鈥檚 sudden death earlier this month was caused by a rare strain of plague.

Superbugs March 4, 2016

CDC: Superbugs cause 1 in 7 infections caught in hospitals

Supergerms cause 1 out of 7 infections caught in hospitals, health officials said Thursday.