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Popular Deli Meat Brand’s Listeria Outbreak Kills Five More

EMERGENCY RECALL

The CDC is urging shoppers to check inspection labels for recalled Boar’s Head products.

Lily Mae Lazarus | Published Aug 28, 2024

Bite From Toilet-Dwelling Rat Lands Man in Hospital

DIRTY RAT

Doctors think the rat’s mouth was temporarily contaminated with urine that contained the bacteria.

Amanda Yen | Published Apr 04, 2024

Psychedelic Festival-Goers Hit by Bacterial Disease Outbreak

SH*TTY BUSINESS

Esoteric Festival prides itself on being a “small and intimate” affair.

Amanda Yen | Published Mar 15, 2024

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Florida Hit With 25 Cases of Flesh-Eating Bacteria

SCARY

The rare, flesh-eating bacteria found in brackish seawater has killed five people in the Tampa Bay area this year.

Erik Uebelacker | Published Aug 21, 2023

New York Warns Public After Flesh-Eating Bacteria Kills 3

TAKE HEED

At least one in five who contract the bacteria are likely to die, the CDC said.

Matt Young | Published Aug 16, 2023

Is the Gut Microbiome the Key to Raising a Baby Genius?

BRAINY BACTERIA

A new pilot study has found some curious connections.

Neel V. Patel | Published Aug 09, 2023

Florida Man Bitten by Relative Gets Flesh-Eating Infection

FAMILY FEUD

A surgeon had to remove around 70 percent of the victim’s thigh to save his leg.

Dan Ladden-Hall | Published Jun 09, 2023

This Forgotten Antibiotic May Help Us Fight Lethal Superbugs

KILL OR CURE

Who says you can't teach an old drug new tricks?

Tony Ho Tran | Published May 16, 2023

40 Percent of Supermarket Meat May Have ‘Superbugs’

WHERE'S THE BEEF?

Take this as a sign to give tofu a try.

Tony Ho Tran | Published Apr 14, 2023

Cause of Actress Charlbi Dean’s Sudden Death at 32 Revealed

HORRIFYING

The “Triangle of Sadness” actress had her spleen removed in 2009 after a car accident, making her more susceptible to an infection.

Alec Karam | Published Dec 22, 2022

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