After developing toxic shock syndrome, a young model nearly lost her life and was forced to undergo amputations. What could have ended her career instead became the start of an inspiring journey. This ...

The crisis of toxic shock syndrome in the early 1980s changed our understanding of certain bacteria as well as how women should use tampons while menstruating. reading time 4 minutes During the early ...

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Toxic shock syndrome is less scary than it sounds—it affects fewer than 1 in 100,000 people in the US each year and has clear symptoms to look out for. One of the unwelcome side effects of living in ...

Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS) is a severe and life-threatening complication of dengue infection, occurring in a minority of ...