People living near whiskey barrelhouses complain of a black fungus covering homes, cars, and trees. "Whiskey fungus," or Baudoinia compniacensis, feeds on alcohol vapor from distilled spirits. Here's ...

The drug-resistant superbug fungus Candida auris is spreading rapidly across the US, infecting at least 7,000 people in 27 ...

The CDC did not report any C. auris infections in South Carolina in 2025, although neighboring states contained cases. In ...

The potentially deadly fungus has infected over 7,000 people in the U.S. so far this year, and is resistant to many drugs.

Cases of a potentially deadly fungus have risen to an alarming rate — sparking a warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that it is an "urgent threat" in a recent release ...

Hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities are struggling to gain ground on a drug-resistant and deadly fungus ...

Cocktail Queries is a Paste series that examines and answers basic, common questions that drinkers may have about mixed drinks, cocktails and spirits. Check out every entry in the series to date. If ...

LINCOLN COUNTY, Tenn. (WHNT/NEXSTAR) – Many residents of a neighborhood in Lincoln County, Tennessee, are fed up with a “whiskey fungus” that’s covering their property — and they’re blaming the nearby ...

A deadly, drug-resistant fungus is extending its tendrils around the world. Research out this month finds that the public ...

The Candida auris fungus was first identified in 2009 in Asia. The fungus was first detected in the United States in 2016. The fungus “spread at an alarming rate” between 2020 and 2021 in health care ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) first reported the infection in 2016, but the spread of the infection ...