The tragic death of a woman with a flesh-eating disease shows a 'concerning' shortage of specialist doctors across the NHS, a ...

As hurricane season soldiers on after Isaias, experts have warned of a lesser-known risk lurking in the storm waters.

A Japanese case report links the kidney cancer drug cabozantinib to microthrombi that produced skin necrosis mimicking ...

Experts from Weymouth Cefas laboratory are warning of an increased risk for water contaminated with Vibrio vulnificus, a ...

Hurricane Isaias could increase the risk of rare but potentially deadly Vibrio vulnificus infections, sometimes called "flesh ...

Kevin O'Connell, 47, died on March 18, 2023. An inquest found he developed necrotising fasciitis at the site of a curfew tag ...

A Stockton man died after developing a flesh-eating disease on a wound which was caused by pressure from a curfew tag. Kevin ...

A new case report from Yemen describes an extremely rare coexistence of necrotizing fasciitis and myiasis in a 38-year-old ...

Warm-water bacteria Vibrio vulnificus has killed a fifth person in Florida, this time in Tampa Bay, according to data from the Department of Health. Vibrio vulnificus is one of the bacteria types that ...

The virulent bacteria Vibrio vulnificus has sickened 23 people across Florida as experts warn against eating raw oysters and other shellfish Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work ...

In 2019, Barry Briggs remembers going home to Ohio after a kayaking and boating trip in Tampa and seeing a "black grapefruit" growing on his left foot from bacteria.

Florida's fifth death from Vibrio vulnificus this year raises alarm. Learn how to stay safe amid rising cases and discover symptoms you should never ignore.