A California art teacher died of rabies on November 22, about a month after she contracted the disease from a bat she found in her classroom, CNN reported. According to the deceased teacher's friend, Laura Sploch, 60-year-old Leah Seneng may have been bitten by a…
In the first week of summer, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a national recall of certain types of ice cream, Quartz reports. Totally Cool, based in Owings Mills, Maryland, recalled all of its products on Monday...
About 450 patients at a Massachusetts hospital may have contracted hepatitis and HIV from improper intravenous drug injections and procedures over the past two years, hospital officials say. CNN reported in more detail. Salem Hospital said in a statement...
Nakita Harden from Britain nearly died from sepsis after cutting her thumb on the inside of a bowling ball. The New York Post reported more. “At first I didn’t attach any importance to it. Scratches happen all the time,” said Harden, 33.…
Warm weather is coming, and with it... food poisoning. Consumer Reports (CR) identified the 9 foods most commonly associated with food poisoning between 2017 and 2022. The report notes that approximately 48 million people are infected with salmonella, listeria,…
On August 4, the US government declared a public health emergency due to the spread of the monkeypox virus in the US. The United States has more monkeypox cases than any other country in the world, leading experts to...
Deborah Twell said her newborn son caught a dangerous form of streptococcus. Therefore, he will live with the side effects for the rest of his life, reports Insider. Deborah Twell found out she was pregnant in October 2020, but after three miscarriages, she wouldn't let...
Tick season typically begins in early spring and lasts through the fall in most parts of the US, causing flu-like illnesses that can have long-term health consequences. Depending on where you live, the first signs of tick-borne illness can vary, reports Insider. By…
A man working at a poultry farm in Colorado has tested positive for a strain of avian flu after he had practically recovered and had no symptoms, Today reports. A highly contagious strain of avian flu that is causing poultry farmers to kill millions of birds across the country has now been identified for the first time…
For the 57% of Americans who have never had COVID-19, the question is what are the chances that they will never get sick. Can they lead a more normal lifestyle - go without masks in restaurants, shops and even at parties, according to the SanFranciscoChronicle. Centers for…