Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome cases in Japan top 1,000
If not treated promptly, it can lead to soft tissue damage, respiratory failure, liver failure, kidney failure and multi-organ failure.
Tue Jun 18 2024
Nurse's organs give new lease of life to five
Sulimah Gilong's organs had saved the lives of three kidney and liver failure patients while her donated corneas gave sight to two patients.
Fri Sep 15 2023
Smokers at greater risk of severe complications from COVID-19
The findings show that smokers are almost twice as likely to develop severe complications than non-smokers.
Wed Apr 28 2021
'The Partridge Family' star and singer David Cassidy hospitalised
Cassidy's family was with him, and the 67-year-old hoped to receive a liver transplant, his publicist Jo-Ann Geffen said.
Sun Nov 19 2017