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Five cheese products have been urgently recalled due to being potentially contaminated with deadly bacteria and rodents. Wegmans Food Markets has voluntarily recalled four of its cheese products containing camembert and brie cheese after they were found to be at risk of containing listeria, a type of bacteria that causes severe diarrhea and muscle aches. The recall included the following products: …

With help from artificial intelligence, MIT researchers have designed novel antibiotics that can combat two hard-to-treat infections: drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae and multi-drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Using generative AI algorithms, the research team designed more than 36 million possible compounds and computationally screened them for antimicrobial properties. The top candidates they discovered are structurally distinct from any existing antibiotics, and they appear …

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is warning residents and visitors about a dangerous bacterium that can cause a flesh-eating disease in a person who was swimming at a Cape Cod beach. A rare case of Vibrio vulnificus infection — a dangerous bacterium more commonly found in Gulf Coast states — was detected in a person who swam at a …

Health officials in Massachusetts are warning the public about a potentially deadly bacteria in coastal waters after a person was infected. The state’s Department of Public Health issued a warning Wednesday about Vibrio bacteria following what it called “an extremely rare case” of Vibrio vulnificus infection. Officials said the person was most likely exposed to it while at a beach …

Local News The swimmer, described by officials as “an older individual,” went into the water at a Falmouth beach with an open wound. Old Silver Beach in Falmouth Diane Bair Massachusetts public health officials issued a warning Wednesday about the presence of a rare and potentially dangerous bacteria in the state’s coastal waters after a swimmer contracted an uncommon infection …

The state advisory sought to alert “residents and visitors to the potential danger of Vibrio bacteria in coastal waters,” according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Those who consume contaminated shellfish can also contract the disease, the advisory said, but no such cases have been confirmed in Massachusetts as of this year. The alert was prompted by the confirmation …

The Gulf Coast has seen a rise in infections caused by Vibrio vulnificus, a deadly pathogen found in warm saltwater and raw shellfish known for its ability to rapidly infect and destroy skin and tissue. So far this year, the bacteria has been linked to over 70 infections and nine deaths across Louisiana, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas. Louisiana accounts …

Lifelong boat captain George Billiris says he’s lucky to be alive after Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called “flesh-eating” bacteria that lurks in warm coastal waters like those along Florida’s Gulf Coast, nearly killed him. “I started to get chills, feverish, my leg was swelling, burning,” the third-generation sponge fisherman told CBS News. Billiris was wading in the water while fishing with …

Four brands of soap and skin products are being recalled by their manufacturer after they were discovered to potentially be contaminated with bacteria that can cause infections, and even lead to sepsis in immunosuppressed people, according to announcements from the FDA and DermaRite Industries. The products, DermaKleen, KleenFoam, DermaSarra, and PeriGiene, have been recalled nationwide in the U.S. and Puerto …

Florida reports 16 cases in 12 counties Expand Jellyfish Beach Invasion (Copyright 2025 by WPLG Local10.com – All rights reserved.) (AP Photo/Mingson Lau) (Mingson Lau/AP) MIAMI — The Florida Department of Health reported that a flesh-eating bacteria that lives in warm seawater is responsible for 16 infections in 12 counties in Florida. The bacteria, known as Vibrio vulnificusis, has been …