MISSOULA, Mont. — Health officials in Montana confirmed the state's first-ever case of the fungal infection Candida auris this week. The fungal infection is multidrug resistant and is most often ...

Preventing fungal infections involves both lifestyle hygiene and protection of the body’s natural defenses. There is a rise in untreatable fungal infections, indicating that the pathogens are ...

Patients who received infliximab, adalimumab, and etanercept were at increased risk for various fungal infections, with the most common infection being histoplasmosis. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α ...

Fungal infections occur when yeast that naturally lives in the body overgrows. A person with diabetes has a higher risk of a fungal infection, and diabetes can make treatment more challenging.

A man in China was diagnosed with a serious fungal lung infection reportedly caused by a rather unusual habit- regularly sniffing his dirty socks. The incident, which took place in Chongqing in ...

Most healthy vaginas have yeast. But sometimes your yeast grows too much and leads to an infection. Yeast infections can be very irritating and uncomfortable. For more accurate abortion options, ...

The first reported case of a sexually transmitted fungal infection in the United States was Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) in 2024. Other fungal infections can transmit through ...

Some fungal diseases in humans no longer respond to medicines, which increases the risk of severe illness and death as well disease spread, according to a new report. (Rebecca Conway/Getty Images ...

Fungal infections (mycoses) are a growing public health concern in India, affecting various body parts and posing risks of drug resistance if not managed properly, especially in vulnerable ...

An untreated yeast infection that persists for too long, can lead to complications that require medical attention. These include painful sores, infertility, or even a potentially deadly bloodstream ...

Andrej Spec, MD, leads the Invasive Fungal Infections Clinic at WashU Medicine, a globally recognized center that treats challenging and often misdiagnosed infections. (Photo: Matt Miller/WashU ...