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Scientists Discover Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea ‘Superbug’

A new, untreatable strain of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea has been discovered in Japan, according to an international team of infectious disease experts. The strain, named H041, is resistant to all known forms of antibiotics.

Q&A With a Superbug Expert: How Dangerous Is CRKP?

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Superbugs are the dastardly villains of the medical world: they’re hard to catch and kill, and they wreak havoc on the helpless.

Q&A: Can We Protect Ourselves from the ‘Superbug’ MRSA?

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You’re going to want to wash your hands after you read this post. Author Maryn McKenna, or “Scary Disease Girl,” as she’s known to her colleagues, talks about MRSA — a potentially lethal bug that has jumped from hospitals into the wider population and now kills 19,000 Americans a year.

Drug-Resistant Superbug Shows Up in Three U.S. States

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“Superbug” sounds fun and cartoonlike, but this is serious, folks. A gene that can make many types of bacteria resistant to nearly all antibiotics doctors have at their disposal is on the loose in three states.

The Daily Dose: Superbug Hits Japan, Magic Mushrooms and Fancy Sneaker Smackdown

Custom Running Shoes Don’t Lower Injury Risk: Sporting goods stores that evaluate foot shape to help customers buy running shoes may have it wrong. A study of Marine recruits who had running shoes customized to their arch heights showed that nice shoes didn’t lower the instance of injury during basic training.