A rare but horrific kind of infection might be on the rise. Gynecologists in the UK have begun to see an alarming increase in people with necrotizing fasciitis of the vulva, a.k.a. the “flesh-eating” ...

A decade-long study of around 35 million Americans in 10 states has found that group A streptococcus infections have more ...

Doctors in the U.K. have warned gynecologists of the risks of necrotizing fasciitis in the external genitalia after seeing several cases.

Medical experts have observed a “substantial” increase in invasive group A strep cases, with rates more than doubling between ...

In advanced stages, STSS can cause necrotizing fasciitis — that is, flesh-eating disease — and even organ failure. Patients are typically prescribed antibiotics to treat the infection ...

Guastucci was rushed to the emergency room at Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center, where doctors diagnosed her ailment as necrotizing fasciitis — a flesh-eating disease that recently ...

A record number of cases of a potentially fatal “flesh-eating disease” were reported in Japan in 2023, and health experts warn the figure could rise. The number of patients diagnosed with ...