The fungus has another unusual means of spread: Cats can sneeze out infectious yeast, researchers reported in Medical Mycology in 2022. “When the cat’s sneezing, it’s going on the surface, it’s going ...

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“The concern is reasonable and real,” one doctor says.

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A viral wellness trend has dog owners asking whether turkey tail mushrooms can really shrink their pets’ fatty lumps. Social ...

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"That's when they noticed that there was a hole, that the fungus had eaten through my skull and there was all this mush and bone," Daniel told CBC. He was put on anti-fungal medication for a year and ...

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William Truswell, MD, FACS, operates his own cosmetic and reconstructive facial surgery practice. Dr. Truswell was the first in his area in Western Massachusetts to have an accredited private office ...

Candida auris can “colonize” the skin and spread easily to surfaces.