Man Contracts Flesh Eating Bacteria After Relative Bites Him

For Donnie Adams, a 52-year-old man from Tampa Bay, Florida, a simple bite had life-altering consequences, as reported by WFLA. In February, Adams experienced a painful, small bump on his right thigh after someone in his family bit him as he tried to stop a fight at a family gathering. Initially, Adams presumed a course of antibiotics and a tetanus shot would be enough to fend off any further damage from the bite. But he …

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Woman Dies After Waiting Several Hours in Emergency Room

Family members of a Canadian woman who died in the emergency room after waiting seven hours to be seen blame health care system complications. According to reports, on New Year’s Eve, wife and mother Allison Holthoff, 37, went to the hospital. She had been complaining that she wasn’t feeling well and had pain in her abdomen that continued to increase over time. In response to her worsening condition, Holthoff’s husband, Gunter, took her to the …

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