Deadly, Drug-Resistant Fungal Infections Are Spreading – Scientists Just Discovered a Potential Treatment

Candida albicans is mostly harmless in its round, yeasty form. (Science Photo Library/Image Bank Film/Getty Images) Scientists have found that a little-known bacterial antibiotic is capable of disarming fungi responsible for life-threatening infections. It's a welcome discovery in a world where drug-resistant fungi are becoming an increasingly serious global health concern. "Fungal infections kill…