An elderly lady died after a sore on her body turned into a “gaping open wound” as it was not properly cared for, a coroner has found. Mary Fitzpatrick, 86, died after a pressure sore, a type of ulcer ...

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A United States resident who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm – the country’s first reported case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak. The US Centers ...

A rare human case of a deadly parasite infestation has become the latest unsettling pathogen to make headlines in the United States. A New World Screwworm case was confirmed by the Centers for Disease ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Flesh-eating bacteria in Florida waters rose to 20 cases in 2025, the Florida Department of Health announced. Vibrio Vibriosis is a flesh-eating bacterium that lives in certain ...

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WTNH) — New Britain police say an investigation is underway after a possible gunshot wound victim flagged down an officer Monday night. Police said around midnight, an officer in ...

An 88-year-old man is recovering after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria, vibrio vulnificus, in Collier County. The man, Albert Allison, is unsure how he was infected as he was fishing from a dock ...

STRATFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Police said they found a man with a gunshot wound walking along the road after a shooting was reported in Stratford. Several people of interest after a traffic stop near the ...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Health officials have confirmed the first case of a flesh-eating bacterium in Martin County. The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) reported the infection as the 20th ...