No use las gotas para los ojos Dr. Berne’s y LightEyez, debido a bacterias y hongos, advierte la FDA
MIÉRCOLES, 23 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las gotas para los ojos contaminadas vuelven a ser noticia: los reguladores federales advierten a los consumidores que no usen ciertas gotas para los ojos, debido a problemas de contaminación. El mar…
Learn MoreDon’t Use Dr. Berne’s and LightEyez Eye Drops Due to Bacteria, Fungus, FDA Says
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tainted eye drops are back in the news, with federal regulators warning consumers not to use certain eye drops because of contamination concerns. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday advised peo…
Learn MoreConfirmatory Testing Underused for Tinea Capitis Diagnosis
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Confirmatory laboratory testing is only used in one in five cases of suspected tinea capitis (TC), according to a research letter published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermat…
Learn MoreHospitalizations Involving Fungal Infections Up During COVID-19
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Increased hospitalizations involving fungal infections were identified during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in the July issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases.Jeremy A.W. Gold, M.D., f…
Learn MoreCDC Raises Alarm About Meningitis Threat to Patients Visiting Mexican Surgical Clinics
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are urgently trying to reach people who have recently had medical procedures at clinics in Matamoros, Mexico, because they may be at risk of potentially fatal fungal meningitis.
Those at…
Cases of Drug-Resistant Fungal Ringworm Spotted in New York City
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The first U.S. cases of drug-resistant ringworm infection have been reported in New York City.The cases of two women with highly contagious skin infections caused by Trichophyton indotineae are reported in th…
Learn MoreUna infección fúngica en Wisconsin enfermó a 4 personas y a 5 perros
LUNES, 3 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La primera temporada de “The Last of Us” se acabó, pero ha dejado a muchas personas con un miedo perdurable a las infecciones fúngicas. Parte de este miedo podría tener buenos fundamentos en la vida real: …
Learn MoreWisconsin Fungal Infection Sickened 4 People, 5 Dogs
MONDAY, April 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The first season of “The Last of Us” may be over, but many folks have been left with an abiding fear of fungal infections.Some of that fear might be well-founded in real life: A cluster of the fungal infection…
Learn MoreSe propagan los casos de unas peligrosas infecciones fúngicas resistentes a los medicamentos
MARTES, 21 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La popular serie de HBO, “The Last of Us”, presenta un apocalipsis zombi provocado por una infección fúngica que se apodera del cerebro humano. Pero en el mundo real hay una amenaza fúngica emergente que…
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