For the first time, scientists have identified 27 bacteria and fungi living in our mouths that are implicated in the development of pancreatic cancer. Collectively, housing all of the bad microbes ...

Infections caused by a highly drug-resistant and dangerous bacteria known as NDM-producing carpabenem-resistant Enterobacterales, or NDM-CRE, have surged by more than 460% in the U.S. between 2019 and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Infection rates from drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” rose almost 70% between 2019 and 2023, according to a new report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists.

Most bacteria cannot be cultured in the lab—and that's been bad news for medicine. Many of our frontline antibiotics originated from microbes, yet as antibiotic resistance spreads and drug pipelines ...

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Five deaths have been reported in Florida due to a "flesh-eating" bacterial infection, according to state health officials. The Florida Department of Health has confirmed 16 total cases of Vibrio ...

A dangerous, salt-obsessed bacterium is wreaking havoc along the Gulf Coast. Several dozen cases of Vibrio vulnificus and nine deaths have been reported so far this year across Florida, Louisiana, ...

As temperatures continue to swelter and people flock to the Gulf Coast to enjoy its warm, salty waters, health officials are warning swimmers about a "flesh-eating" bacteria that has killed at least ...

Health experts are tracking rising cases across some Gulf states this summer. Health officials are warning of a rise in potentially deadly "flesh-eating" bacteria cases along the Gulf Coast, with ...

The colonies of Escherichia coli sitting in this petri dish become pathogenic when they carry Shiga toxin genes. Credit: Shutterstock “We’re essentially converting a pathogenic strain into a ...

A rare "flesh-eating bacteria" that lives in warm saltwater has led to at least four deaths this year, but some simple safety precautions can keep you safe while on vacation. The bacteria, Vibrio ...

Infection can occur through open wounds or by consuming contaminated water or seafood. Tennesseans planning on squeezing in a last-minute vacation to Florida before the start of school should be aware ...