An Indiana mom of six is warning against tampon use after two of her daughters were sent to the hospital with sepsis from toxic shock syndrome infections. “We honestly thought we were going to lose them,” Javon Johnson, 46, of Elkhart, told Kennedy News. “They were both in really bad shape. It was a touchy … Read more
A Missouri man whose organs shut down due to his 10-year vaping habit was saved in an unconventional way — by getting outfitted with breast implants. “I thought it was awesome, kind of funny,” Davey Bauer, 34, told CBS News of the unorthodox operation, which went down in May at Chicago’s Northwestern Medical Center. “He was … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned that the number of babies born with syphilis in the United States is increasing at an alarming rate. More than 3,700 babies were born with syphilis in 2022 — over 10 times the number reported in 2012. About 200 babies died from the disease that year. … Read more
An unidentified person in Arizona came down with an unknown illness that initially caused officials to suspect a diagnosis of Naegleria fowleri — commonly referred to as “brain-eating” amoeba — Phoenix’s Fox 10 reported. However, state health officials have officially ruled out “brain-eating” amoeba after an unknown illness prompted health warnings of the deadly disease. … Read more
Doctors are sounding the alarm on a deadly tropical disease spreading into the US — it was once so rare that most doctors have never seen a single case of it. But now, leishmaniasis — a potentially lethal disease spread by tiny sand flies — is endemic in the US. It used to be seen … Read more
Measles — a deadly scourge of children before a vaccine was invented in 1963 — is back. Health officials in Wisconsin and Illinois are warning the public that one case has been reported in each state. The Illinois case was discovered in Cook County, the state’s most populated county, which includes Chicago. In neighboring Wisconsin, … Read more
There’s probably a fungus living in your brain right now. And it could be contributing to the development of Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia, according to new medical research. The fungus is Candida albicans, an ordinary yeast that lives on every human body, especially on your skin, in your mouth and your intestines. … Read more
As the world faces the possibility of another seasonal spike in cases of the coronavirus, medical experts are still pondering the cause of long COVID. The mysterious ailment causes a range of symptoms long after the COVID-19 infection has cleared, such as fatigue, loss of sexual desire, loss of smell and taste, chest pain and … Read more
A 12-year-old was put in an induced coma after vaping caused damage to her lungs. Mary Griffin from Belfast, Ireland, shared that her daughter Sarah had a cough and didn’t feel well before bed on a recent Sunday night, but the family wasn’t initially alarmed, as they thought the symptoms were caused by Sarah’s asthma. … Read more
Years of budget cuts and staffing shortages have left the New York City Department of Health too hobbled to contain a sharp rise in local cases of tuberculosis (TB), according to a bombshell new report. TB is the world’s deadliest infectious disease, and there have been about 500 NYC cases of active TB so far … Read more
A blemish isn’t worth potentially losing your life over. Hope, a TikTok user known as @imlesbianflavored on the app, revealed to her followers that she contracted a staph [staphylococcus] infection after popping a zit on her face. The mom from Louisiana shared the story in a video on TikTok, which has since amassed 2.1 million … Read more
Fans of Bruce Springsteen were crushed to learn that he had to cancel his remaining 2023 tour dates. “Over here on E Street, we’re heartbroken to have to postpone these shows,” read a post on the Boss’ Instagram earlier this month. “We’ve been having a blast at our US shows and we’re looking forward to more … Read more
Perhaps they should be called STeyes. Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) impact one in five people in the United States — but while sometimes painful symptoms in the nether regions are widely known, the eyes also provide a window to sexual health. “Eye pain and redness is usually one of the initial first signs,” Abbas Kanani … Read more
A Texas man has died after consuming raw oysters in a restaurant over Labor Day weekend, FOX 26 reported. Officials said the cause was Vibrio Vulnificus, a seaborne bacteria that can infect humans who consume raw or undercooked shellfish, or those who swim in warmer, coastal waters with an open wound. Although comparably rare — … Read more
People who value their flesh are being warned to steer clear of Hurricane Idalia floodwaters in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. Officials are warning residents that hurricane flooding has spread the flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus to inland regions where it isn’t usually a threat. A Vibrio infection can cause necrosis — the death … Read more
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise nationwide, a new variant dubbed “Pirola” has experts worried. Also referred to as BA.2.86, Pirola is a highly mutated variant of the Omicron strain of the coronavirus, which emerged in 2021 and led to a frightful spike in COVID-19 cases and deaths. “When Omicron hit in the winter of … Read more
Your nightmare this evening comes to you from Australia, where a woman kept returning to the hospital for a range of symptoms — until doctors found a worm living in her brain. Since 2021, doctors had been treating the 64-year-old woman with steroids and other drugs for pneumonia, abdominal pain, diarrhea, dry cough, fever and … Read more
California health officials have issued an advisory after several people who participated in a Tough Mudder race last weekend got sick. Nearly two dozen people who ran in the Tough Mudder challenge at Sonoma Raceway on August 19 and 20 developed rashes with fever and reported muscle pain or nausea and vomiting, according to the Sonoma County Department … Read more
Take a deep breath — while you can — and get ready for another seasonal “tripledemic.” In addition to the flu virus and a newly circulating COVID-19 variant (EG.5 or Eris), doctors are warning people about the deadly spread of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. “RSV results in around 14,000 deaths among older adults annually,” … Read more
A new study has found that COVID-19 infections and vaccinations temporarily lengthen menstrual cycles. The research, published last week in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, is one of the first such studies to use real-time tracked data versus relying on a person’s memory of their cycle changes. “Menstrual health is significantly understudied and underrepresented in … Read more