MDR spread by puppies

A 2017 report from FL is noted in the latest MMRW alert from the CDC.  This outbreak demonstrates that puppies can be a source of multidrug-resistant Campylobacter infections in humans.  Trana [...]

STDs Hit Record High in US as Resistant Gonorrhea Emerges

The latest data from the CDC raise an alarm.  Since 2013, gonorrhea diagnoses have increased 67 percent  and cases of syphilis have risen 76 percent.  Additionally, resistance [...]

New Research shows Certain Antibiotic-Resistant Infections are on the Rise

New Research shows certain antibiotic-resistant infections are on the rise says a new study. The lead author Bradley W. Frazee, MD, attending physician, Alameda Health System Highland Hospital [...]

MRSA Epidemic Continues to Be Ignored

The MRSA epidemic continues to be ignored sites a new article. Jeanine Thomas founder of MRSA Survivors Network  says that “MRSA infections are rampant in the United States healthcare [...]

This Pandemic Could Kill 900 Million People if It Happened Today, Warns Leading Medical Institute

An article surrounds a computer simulation that Johns Hopkins did with a novel pathogen, parainfluenza Clade X, that if as lethal as the Nipah virus found infecting humans a few years ago, that [...]

Chiquita backs efforts to tackle TR4

Finally, a commercial grower who is interested in finding a solution to TR4. Read more here.  

Idaho boy recovering from rare case of plague

Idaho boy recovering from rare case of plague   Read more here.  

The end of bananas? Scientists warn the fruit could become extinct

Bananas could be wiped off the map if more isn’t done to conserve them, scientists have warned and experts have gone on tosay a special breed found in Madagascar could hold the key to keeping [...]

FDA encourages discovery and development of new tools to fight antimicrobial-resistant infections

Antimicrobial drug resistant infections is a critical public health concern and a growing threat to patients. Trana Discovery discovers new treatments for infections with human and agricultural [...]

Small molecule silences cancer-driving RNA

Interesting look at the latent opportunity in RNA. Read more here.