A class action complaint has been filed against Seattle Children's Hospital on behalf of four former patients, three of whom died, due to complications from Aspergillus mold infections while being ...
A life-threatening mold infection known as health care-associated Fusarium solani meningitis can be associated with a delayed, but devastating, injury to the brainstem and its blood supply among those ...
In November 2019, Seattle Children’s CEO Dr. Jeff Sperring publicly acknowledged 14 patients were sickened and six children died from complications of Aspergillus infection related to Seattle Children ...
FILE: Mold samples from a home flooded by Hurricane Katrina in 2005; environmental molds can be a health risk for fungal infections. Mold has been steadily building up around the Houston area ever ...
Figure 1. Representative 18 F-FDS PET/CT and PET/MRI images of patients with pulmonary (n = 3) and cerebral (n = 2) invasive mold infections. NEW ORLEANS (June 23, 2025)—A novel PET radiotracer can ...
Breathing mold into the lungs, especially for a long period of time, may trigger allergic reactions and worsen symptoms of asthma and other respiratory conditions. Some types of mold may cause ...
Sixto Leal, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Associate Director, Division of Laboratory Medicine, was recently awarded an American Lung Association COVID-19 Respiratory Virus Research Award for ...
Problems with memory, balance, and other thinking and motor skills are among the potential health consequences of inhaling mold spores. Mold is a type of fungus that can grow in damp places, like ...