The death toll has risen to nine Americans in an ongoing fungal meningitis outbreak linked to clinics in Mexico that more than 208 U.S. citizens traveled to for cosmetic procedures.

Emerging from one of the hottest months on record, concerns are mounting from experts over how rising temperatures could also mean a rise of instances of fungal and brain eating amoeba infections.

The U.S. is seeing early signs of a COVID-19 bump, and while many experts don't believe it will materialize into a significant surge, there is concern as to whether there will be enough vaccine uptake to stave off a simultaneous surge of flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus over the fall and winter months. 

Thirty-eight percent of medical professionals told Becker's they believe the next pandemic may be less than five years away, according to the results of a June LinkedIn poll. Thirty-six percent said it could be more than 10 years away.

A brain eating amoeba infection has killed one Georgia resident, the state's Department of Public Health confirmed July 28.

Up to 450,000 people in the U.S. may have alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy linked to tick bites many physicians have never heard of, according to new findings from the CDC. 

COVID-19 hospitalizations are ticking up nationwide, spurring questions about potential public health challenges the U.S. may face this fall. Infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm, PhD, told the Star Tribune that he does not anticipate a substantial pandemic surge but is still remaining vigilant. 

COVID-19 hospitalizations rose by 10.3 percent for the week ending July 15, marking the largest weekly increase the U.S. has seen since December. 

Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital has treated five patients with malaria amid the nation's first locally transmitted outbreak in two decades, NPR reported July 26. 

The rise of a new Barbie themed TikTok challenge has some podiatrists concerned, NBC affiliate WDIV reported July 24. 

The percentage of U.S. adults dealing with lingering effects of a bout with COVID-19 has not significantly declined over the last few months, according to the latest CDC data. 

A new study suggests a depression diagnosis could double the risk of dementia later in life. 

COVID-19-related hospitalizations nationwide are up this week by 10.3 percent, while the death rate continues to decline — down by 0.9 percent, according to CDC data. 

Emergency department visits for tick bites have risen by 30 percent in the last year, the CDC reported. 

Drinking water laced with borax or bathing in it is the latest medical TikTok trend physicians are up against, NBC News reported July 22. 

Health experts are betting on a trio of vaccines to help prevent a repeat of last fall and winter, when a simultaneous surge of COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus overwhelmed hospitals. 

Health officials in Washington are investigating what is believed to be the state's first Candida auris infection in a Pierce County man. 

A 2-year-old Nevada boy died July 19 after contracting Naegleria fowleri — the brain-eating amoeba, health officials confirmed to Becker's July 20.

Florida health officials reported a new case of malaria, bringing the total to eight in the U.S. since May, NBC News reported July 18.

Since April, 309 cases of shigellosis have been reported to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, including 106 in the U.S. Most of the cases were caused by multidrug-resistant strains of the shigella bacteria, with transmission primarily seen among men who have sex with men.