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Connecticut woman contracts deadly flesh-eating infection spreading at rapid levels in Japan
A critically ill Connecticut woman has been treated for the same life-threatening, flesh-eating infection that is plaguing Japan.
Doctors told me I had anxiety and sent me home early — I had a deadly condition
California's Joe DuPont nearly died due to heart failure after doctors mistook his sepsis for anxiety and sent him home.
Sex-crazed zombie cicadas on speed: Scientists track a bug-controlling super-sized fungus
With their bulging red eyes and their alien-like mating sound, periodical cicadas can seem scary and weird enough. But some of them really are sex-crazed zombies on speed, hijacked by...
Mom undergoes horrific surgery only to find she's been misdiagnosed
A mom underwent a hysterectomy to battle her years-long urinary tract infection only to wake from the surgery to realize her symptoms were unchanged.
‘World’s hottest’ scientist diagnosed with ‘deadly’ disease
A woman dubbed the “world’s hottest” scientist revealed she’s been diagnosed with a potentially “deadly” infection while traveling.
Sit in this seat if you don't want to get sick on a plane
Researchers have discovered the section of the aircraft where travelers are the least susceptible to germs.
New, contagious fungal infection found in NYC after patient reported groin lesions – here's how to keep yourself safe
An unidentified NYC man in his 30s was diagnosed with the first US-reported case of Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII.
New sexually transmitted fungal infection detected in NYC — the first case in the US
"Healthcare providers should be aware that Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII is the latest in a group of severe skin infections to have now reached the United States," said Dr. Avrom S. Caplan.
Doctor issues dire warning over using expired skincare products
You should always check the expiration date on your products — a lesson one woman learned the hard way.
Clarence Thomas mysteriously absent from Monday's Supreme Court session
Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas, 75, has raised alarms after being absent from court on Monday with no explanation.
Infectious disease spread by rat urine seeps into NYC after record high 2023: officials
Leptospirosis can cause fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, vomiting, diarrhea, kidney or liver failure and meningitis.
NYC mother becomes suicidal after decade of seizures — until docs find tapeworm eggs in her brain
A 32-year-old suffered seizures for 14 years, leading to depression and later a suicide attempt, due to tapeworm larvae infecting her brain.
Hyper-sexual 'zombie cicadas' infected with bizarre STD fungus will emerge in US: experts
A creepy sexually transmitted fungus is expected to morph millions of cicadas into sexed up “zombies” by hijacking their bodies to spread the infection in the US.
Man, 76, bitten by toilet rat is hospitalized with organ failure due to bacterial infection
This real-life mutant sewer rat turned out to be far less friendly than the cartoon version known to lurk through the Big Apple sewers with his four turtle sons.
Deadly flesh-eating infection spreading at record levels in Japan, puzzling health officials
The bacteria is highly contagious and can lead to serious illness and death in adults over the age of 30, with older people at greater risk, according to NIID.
7-year-old girl undergoes several amputations after mysteriously catching rare bacterial disease
"It's not going to be easy for her,” her mother Fox 10. “It's going to be hard but, she's strong.”
US patient dead from bubonic plague as concerns rise over 'ongoing risk' of rodent-borne disease
The plague generally spreads to humans through infected flea bites; it additionally can gain ground through direct contact with infected animals, such as rodents, wildlife and even pets.
Forget tea and honey — this doc has a surprising treatment for sore throat
Here's how to dill with a sore throat
Madonna struggled walking to her own backyard amid serious bacterial infection
"It was so hard for me to walk from my house to the backyard and sit in the sun." — Madonna
Texas teacher's limbs became 'mummified' after infection she thought was just a cold
“I literally watched my wife’s feet and hands die,” Sherri Moody's husband David said.