Flesh-Eating Bacteria Leaves Dad of 3 Fighting for His Life: ‘How Did This Happen?’

Peter Atkinson was hospitalized with necrotizing fasciitis, a rare flesh-eating bacteria that can be deadly in about 1 in 5 ...
TheHealthSite

Painful Groin In Men: 5 Deadly Sexually Transmitted Infections That Can Cause Severe Pain Down There

Groin pain not going away? From severe bacteria infection to rare conditions, here is what this pain means and the right way ...

I eat 2 pounds of raw meat a day, including ground chuck and steak — it led to a bizarre, antibiotic-resistant infection

Make no misteak — this is an unsavory obsession. Florida tattoo shop owner Wendy Marshall is so fond of raw meat that she ...
PhillyVoice

Montgomery County man survives rare, flesh-eating bacterial infection that caused sepsis, kidney failure

The North Wales community is rallying around Peter Atkinson and his family as he recovers from necrotizing fasciitis, which ...

'Super flu' still spreading uncontrollably... as cities see record number of cases and hospitalizations

More US states are reporting 'very high' levels of deadly 'super flu,' terrifying data shows. Positive tests are also up 56 ...
Scientific American

Harsh Flu Season May Be Driven by New Variant K

This year’s flu season is shaping up to be a nasty one—driven by a new variant of the influenza virus that may be able to slip past our vaccine defenses. A mutated form of the influenza A strain H3N2 ...