A woman who was on the brink of death after lethal bacteria began to eat away at her nose has credited baking soda for saving her life. Beatrice Johnson, 60, had a close brush with death when she fell ill with sickness and an upset stomach on December 21. She was diagnosed with septic shock … Read more
There is more to a belly button than meets the eye — literally. The medical term for a belly button is navel, and it’s where your umbilical cord was attached to you. The umbilical cord is severed at birth to leave just a small clamped stump that progressively withers and falls away a week or … Read more
Some of the world’s most deadly bacteria exhibit a peculiar craving for human blood, a discovery shedding new light on the mechanics of bloodstream infections and possible treatments. Termed “bacterial vampirism” by researchers, this phenomenon, detailed in a study published Tuesday in the journal eLife, found that certain bacteria are drawn to the liquid component … Read more
A virus first discovered in 2015 has just claimed its first victim near Alaska’s largest city. An unidentified immunocompromised man died from “Alaskapox” in late January. He lived in the woods of the Kenai Peninsula by himself, and it’s unclear how he contracted the virus. Alaskapox – from the same genus as smallpox and monkeypox … Read more
