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Thirty-two people across the Gulf Coast — Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida — have contracted infections this year from a flesh-eating bacteria spread through saltwater and raw shellfish, according to state health officials. Eight have died. The infection, called Vibrio vulnificus, is one of a dozen species of Vibrio: a bacteria found in coastal waters when the weather is warm …

“It really hurts to have sex,” I told my doctor. “Like, a lot.” I was sitting in a hospital gown on the exam table at my family practitioner’s office in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was the same table where I’d sat through both of my pregnancies and where, three years earlier, I’d been diagnosed with breast cancer. “I’m so …

A report in Clinical Infectious Diseases describes the largest US outbreak of fungal meningitis caused by Fusarium species, which occurred among residents who received epidural anesthesia for cosmetic surgeries with the same anesthesiologist in Matamoros, Mexico, in 2023. Of the 24 patients sickened, 12 died, which the authors say underscores the need for clinicians to suspect fungal meningitis in patients with …

Multiple cases of flesh-eating bacteria have been reported in Florida. But what exactly is that and do locals and tourists need to be concerned? “Infections with Vibrio vulnificus bacteria are common during the months of May through October when the water is warmer. They tend to thrive and multiply during that time, especially after hurricanes, or if there’s been storms, …

A potential new male contraceptive drug has just undergone its first tests in human volunteers. The results give the first indication that the drug, which does not use artificial hormones or affect testosterone production by the testes, may be safe in humans. While previous attempts have been made to develop a male contraceptive in the past, these largely failed to …

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What to Know About Legionnaires’ Disease, Which Has Sickened 22 in N.Y.C.  The New York Times Central Harlem Legionnaire’s cluster: 22 New Yorkers diagnosed with the disease, 1 dead  ABC7 New York 1 dead, 22 sick from Legionnaires’ cluster in Harlem, health officials say  NBC New York One dead and 22 sick from Legionnaires’ cluster in New York, health officials say  The Independent 1 …

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WYOMISSING, Pa. – The Animal Rescue League of Berks County (ARL) is issuing a warning to residents of the Wyomissing area after an injured cat tested positive for rabies. The ARL received results for a positive rabies case after an injured brown tabby and white kitten were located by a resident near Hill Avenue in Wyomissing Borough on Saturday, July …