4 d. ago 'Super gonorrhoea' warning as health bosses say STI 'could become untreatable'

Drug resistant strains of gonorrhoea are on the rise with many linked to travel to South East Asia - the UKHSA has warned Brits to get tested if they have casual sex

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6 d. ago UK experts urge prioritising research into 24 types of deadly pathogen families

UK Health Security Agency’s tool highlights viruses and bacteria, many not yet seen in the country, that could pose biosecurity riskDeadly disease-causing organisms from pathogen families that include bird flu, plague and Ebola pose a threat to health in the UK and should be prioritised for research, government experts have said.The first tool of its kind from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) lists 24 types of viruses and bacteria where a lack of vaccines, tests and treatment, changes due to the climate crisis or growing drug resistance pose a biosecurity risk. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Plague of highly infectious scabies is sweeping Britain, spread by this very common activity. Even worse, the skin bugs are becoming resistant to drugs

It was, says 48-year-old Andrea Dowden, 'one of the worst experiences of my life'. The raised, red scabs, which seemed to appear overnight, covered the mother-of-two's body.

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9 d. ago Plague of highly infectious scabies is sweeping Britain and the skin bugs are becoming resistant to drugs

It was, says 48-year-old Andrea Dowden, 'one of the worst experiences of my life'. The raised, red scabs, which seemed to appear overnight, covered the mother-of-two's body.

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2 w. ago Rise of the super skin fungus: It causes a painful rash, is drug

GPs are failing to spot the symptoms of a drug-resistant 'super-fungus' thought to be spreading throughout the UK, experts have warned.

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3 w. ago US aid cuts could create untreatable TB bug ‘resistant to everything we have’

Projects to detect, treat and research new ways to fight TB among those disrupted by sudden funding freeze Dangerous new forms of tuberculosis (TB) for which there is no treatment could emerge as a result of US aid cuts, a top doctor has warned.Dr Lucica Ditiu, who heads the Stop TB Partnership, said she feared that interruptions to people’s treatment would allow the airborne bug to mutate into a new, untreatable form. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago USAid cuts could create untreatable TB bug ‘resistant to everything we have’

Projects to detect, treat and research new ways to fight TB among those disrupted by sudden funding freeze Dangerous new forms of tuberculosis (TB) for which there is no treatment could emerge as a result of US aid cuts, a top doctor has warned.Dr Lucica Ditiu, who heads the Stop TB Partnership, said she feared that interruptions to people’s treatment would allow the airborne bug to mutate into a new, untreatable form. Continue reading...

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