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Researchers found MRSA on all nine oxygen tanks they tested from three ambulances in Alabama
J.R. Atkins said he recognized the symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis immediately after a mosquito bite became infected
Paramedic Andrew Carthew, 59, had his left eye removed after a flesh-eating parasite became potentially fatal
Health officials worry that these bacteria will spread their resistance to last-resort antibiotics to other bacteria that are already resistant to front-line antibiotics
Capt. Ian Buckley spent 8 days in the ICU, had 4 surgeries and was released with a vacuum pack sealed tightly around his leg to keep the wound clean