A retrospective study of 40 Somali children with head and neck necrotizing fasciitis found that vacuum-assisted closure ...

Forty-three cases of invasive strep A were reported in Erie County during the first six months of 2026, including one death.

A Canadian woman is detailing the moment she nearly died from flesh-eating bacteria that she contracted after giving birth.

Florida's Vibrio vulnificus case count has surpassed 2025's total. See which counties have reported cases and deaths, and how to avoid it.

The term is quite intense, so I will say this first. It is a rare disease.There is absolutely no need to worry every time a ...

What is flesh-eating bacteria? Florida's 34 Vibrio vulnificus cases, 6 deaths surpass 2025 total as infections continue across Southern coastal states.

“Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) of the head and neck is a rare but rapidly progressive and life-threatening soft tissue infection that constitutes a true surgical emergency” Contrast-enhanced CT scan ...

One survivor says she is lucky to be alive. CNNWire NEW ORLEANS -- Just southwest of New Orleans, in a tranquil fishing village on the Louisiana bayou, Linard Lyons spent the morning on his 19-foot ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Just southwest of New Orleans, in a tranquil fishing village on the Louisiana bayou, Linard Lyons spent the morning on his 19-foot boat, preparing crab traps for his grandchildren just ...

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare, life-threatening soft tissue infection with high amputation and mortality rates, often due to delayed diagnosis and treatment. This study analyzes the clinical ...

For many people, sports is just a hobby; for others, it can be life-changing—and sometimes even life-saving. Dez Del Barba is a Stockton veteran whose pursuit to continue his mother's and aunt's ...