Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus, is infecting hospitalized patients. Learn about symptoms, risks and prevention ...

Experts warn that Candida auris, a fungus that can be life-threatening to sick individuals, is spreading at a rapid rate in U ...

The fungal infection has been found in all but 12 states, with a substantial spike between 2022 and 2023. According to the New Jersey Department of Health, between 2016 and 2024, there were 576 ...

An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown branch of life, researchers say.

New cases of a dangerous, drug-resistant fungus have been identified in at least two states’ hospital systems.

In addition, the fungus has become resistant to all anti-fungal treatments. “C. auris is highly transmissible between patients through contact with contaminated surfaces or objects in healthcare ...

more than 400 million years old" which underpin all ecosystems. "As we lose fungi, we impoverish the ecosystem services and resilience they provide, from drought and pathogen resistance in crops ...

A dangerous fungus spreading among US healthcare systems isn’t slowing down, reports claim. New research has revealed that Candida auris (C. auris) has spread rapidly in hospitals since it was ...

Deforestation, farming and climate-fuelled fires are driving increasing threats to fungi, the lifeblood of most plants on ...