Yahoo news home

2 more people have died from a flesh-eating bacteria after eating oysters. How to reduce your risk of Vibrio vulnificus infection before dining — and swimming in the ocean.

Two more people have died after eating oysters contaminated with a flesh-eating bacteria that thrives in warm coastal waters. The fatal cases were traced back to oysters harvested in Louisiana and were consumed in restaurants located in Louisiana and Florida. The deadly bacteria, known as Vibrio vulnificus, have now caused a total of six deaths…

Read More
A teenage football player had months of symptoms after a concussion. Doctors found a rare brain malformation.

A teenage football player had months of symptoms after a concussion. Doctors found a rare brain malformation.

Logan Coleridge was used to taking hits in football. He’d been playing since he was 6 years old and had sustained several concussions. But after a helmet-to-helmet impact during his freshman year of high school in August 2023, he started having debilitating symptoms.  The New Jersey teen said he was very dizzy and had trouble…

Read More