Less than a year after a horrific spate of Vibrio vulnificus cases in Florida that nearly killed a Pensacola woman, the ...

As waters warm, Vibrio vulnificus risk rises. Scientists are racing to predict where and when dangerous levels may appear.

The 'fleshing-eating' disease caused by the Vibrio vulnificus bacterium is expected to increase with rising oceanic ...

The United States is a world leader in gun violence, far surpassing other high-income nations like Chile, Canada, and Portugal. Given the sheer number of guns in the United States — 121 firearms for ...

The daughter of a man who died after being infected with HIV and Hepatitis C from contaminated blood products has said the family's long wait for compensation is an "open wound". Jack Edwards died ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Neanderthals had the know-how to identify a tooth infection and the motor skills to drill out the damage, according to a study published May 13, 2026, in the open-access journal PLOS One by Alisa ...

An Oregon family alleged in a $100 million lawsuit that their 18-year-old son died from an infection after doctors at a Corvallis hospital did not remove pine needles and debris from his wound before ...

A man goes to a birthday party, sits next to someone with hantavirus, catches it, gives it to his wife, and dies. His wife then infects 10 more people at his wake. Another guest at that same birthday ...

Cambridge police treat, arrest gunman after apartment shooting in Massachusetts Officers treated a Cambridge gunman's wounds before his arrest after a shooting that left two people critically hurt and ...

Bird flu cases reported in parts of Maharashtra have triggered fresh public health concern, especially after infected poultry were detected in affected zones. While human infections remain rare, ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. — The family of an Oregon teen who died in 2024 from an infected wound after receiving care at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis is suing the hospital, its ...