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The holidays are a time for coming together with family, tearing open presents and, of course, eating heaps of hearty, delicious food. However, health experts warn that some of your festive favorites may come with a side of deadly…

By ALEXA LARDIERI, US DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR Published: 10:31 EST, 23 December 2025 | Updated: 10:34 EST, 23 December 2025 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- -->…

A Chinese national on a visa in the US has been charged with allegedly smuggling a deadly bacteria into the country. FBI Director Kash Patel said Friday that Youhuang Xiang, a post-doctoral researcher on a J-1 visa, was charged with…

A normally harmless bacteria that lurks on the skin of nearly every American left one man fighting for his life after it spread to his bloodstream.Group G Streptococcus, or GGS, is typically considered to be safe and a natural part of…

Multiple cheeses are being recalled over fears that they could cause death or miscarriage.The FDA issued a recall alert for 64lbs of 'Der Mutterschaf' cheese after the product was found to be laced with the harmful bacteria listeria.It…

A gut bacteria that has been linked to cancer has now also been connected to preterm births among pregnant women. Researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China looked at stool samples from more than 5,000…

By LUKE ANDREWS U.S. SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER Nearly 100 people have been sickened in 14 states after eating eggs contaminated with a deadly bacteria.The CDC confirmed 95 cases in the outbreak, with patients suffering from salmonella, an…

Health officials have issued an urgent recall for a number of cheese products found to be contaminated with a potentially deadly bacteria.The Middlefield Original Cheese Co-Op facility in Middlefield, Ohio, is recalling more than two…

The threat posed by flesh-eating bacteria lurking on beaches and in rivers this summer is looming larger by the week, as cases climb into the double digits and deaths are following suit.Vibrio vulnificus eats away at tissues in the skin…

Nervous beach-goers may be on red alert for signs of jellyfish and sharks lurking in US waters this summer. But doctors and marine biologists say people should be just as concerned about a threat they can’t see.Dangerous bacteria, some…