Diploma in Infection Prevention & Control

27/04/2026

Serious fungal infections are on the rise, and many hospital-acquired cases are becoming harder to treat as fungi become ...

Serious fungal infections are on the rise, and many hospital-acquired cases are becoming harder to treat as fungi become resistant to available medications. One of the most widely used therapies, caspofungin, combats Candida infections that can turn deadly in people with weakened immune systems. Des...

26/04/2026

Bridgetown, Barbados, 23 April 2026 (PAHO/WHO) - The Fleming Initiative, supported by the UK Government and developed in partnership with Imperial College...

Bridgetown, Barbados, 23 April 2026 (PAHO/WHO) - The Fleming Initiative, supported by the UK Government and developed in partnership with Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, has released a new Global Consensus on Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Through Educatio...

25/04/2026

New research presented at the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Global 2026 ...

New research presented at the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Global 2026 conference in Munich suggests antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs) are present in newborns shortly after birth.

25/04/2026

The butternut tree, a close relative of black walnut prized for its pale wood and wildlife value, is on the brink of disappearing from North American...

Researchers used advanced habitat modeling to identify where the endangered butternut tree can survive and thrive again.

24/04/2026

Tourism at a cave swarming with bats known to have transmitted a deadly fever disease? The popularity of Uganda's Python Cave points to yet another way...

Tourism at a cave swarming with bats known to have transmitted a deadly fever disease? The popularity of Uganda's Python Cave points to yet another way interactions at the animal-human interface—where outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics start—are evolving.

23/04/2026

Researchers have linked severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection to molecular changes in lung tissue that may promote tumour development,...

21/04/2026

Could the gut microbiome hold the key to better cancer treatment outcomes?

Could the gut microbiome hold the key to better cancer treatment outcomes?

20/04/2026

Aspergillosis, candidiasis, cryptococcosis and mucormycosis are some of the most common and deadly fungal diseases, the four combined causing over 2 million...

In previous work, researchers from the University of Georgia developed liposomes loaded with antifungal drugs and coated with the carbohydrate recognition domains of mouse dectin-1 and/or dectin-2, called Dectisomes. The murine Dectisomes efficiently bound and killed pathogenic fungi in vitro and in...

19/04/2026

Among immunocompromised patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (ARF), frailty, longer hospital-to-ICU transfer time, invasive fungal infection,...

In immunocompromised patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, frailty and longer hospital-to-ICU time may raise 30-day mortality, whereas high-flow nasal oxygen is protective.

18/04/2026

A strategic review of institutes with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has led to expanding the mandate of some ...

At Mumbai, institute’s push beyond maternal care, focus on women’s health across life stages