Superbug hits 27 states including Illinois: 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 ...
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Race to prevent infection and pregnancy after rape

MV* (not her real name) has been to hell and back. Her life in the past six months has been nothing short of a script from a horror movie. In June MV, 41, was drugged, gang-raped and left for dead in ...
The Scientist

What Are Giant Viruses, and Are They Dangerous?

Lurking in the vast expanse of the ocean and buried deep in the Siberian permafrost, there are giants—not blue whales and ...
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AP on alert: 8 dead, 1,537 infected as scrub typhus spreads rapidly; shocking spike in cases raises big questions

Scrub typhus continues to tighten its grip on Andhra Pradesh, with three more fatalities reported, taking the statewide death toll to eight. The latest deaths were recorded in Krishna, Prakasam and ...