A 29-year-old Michigan chef died last week after battling a rare fungal disease that ravaged his lungs. Sometime before Thanksgiving, Ian Pritchard contracted blastomycosis, a fungus-borne illness ...

They found that the incidence of CAPA ranged from 0.4% to 2.7%, and CAPA was associated with increased mortality in these patients. They further identified several risk factors associated with CAPA, ...

A 19-year-old Tennessee college athlete nearly died from histoplasmosis after two months of misdiagnosis during a county ...

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"They showed us a picture of his lungs, and they literally looked like Swiss cheese,” said Ron Pritchard after his son Ian was diagnosed with blastomycosis A Michigan chef has died after contracting a ...

A research team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has found a new method of detecting a potentially fatal fungal lung infection in patients being treated for leukemia or who ...

There have been more than 3,000 confirmed cases of Valley fever—also known as coccidioidomycosis - a potentially dangerous fungal infection that affects the lungs, according to health officials. The ...

A seven-year study of 470 patients revealed that a severe fungal lung infection once mainly seen in specific high-risk groups is increasingly affecting elderly patients and those with common cancers ...

A new rapid test for Valley Fever developed in Phoenix is getting ready to go on the market and will be a game-changer for ...

A seven-year study of 470 patients revealed that a severe fungal lung infection once mainly seen in specific high-risk groups is increasingly affecting elderly patients and those with common cancers ...

An invisible intruder puts the delicate balance in our lungs to the test: the mold Aspergillus fumigatus, harmless in nature, can become a serious danger if the immune system is weakened—and change ...

A 29-year-old Michigan chef died last week after battling blastomycosis, a rare fungal disease that "ravaged" his lungs. A 29-year-old Michigan chef died last week after battling a rare fungal disease ...