Symptoms of TSS begin two to four days after infection and include headaches, sleepiness, fever, and a rash, PeopleImages/ Getty images Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a potentially fatal bacterial ...

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 ...

Medical shock occurs when the body’s cells do not get enough oxygen-rich blood. It is not a condition but a result of an illness or injury. The word shock can describe several different situations. A ...

In March of 2017, 16-year-old Sara Manitoski died during an overnight school trip. This week, Canadian officials determined that toxic shock syndrome (TSS) related to tampon use caused her mysterious ...

The American Heart Association has created new registry will help researchers, clinicians and regulators to better understand the clinical symptoms of shock types, treatment patterns and outcomes. The ...

The phrase "going into shock" is a common line in medical dramas, but the actors don't always explain what that means. Shock is a sudden drop in blood flow in your body, and it comes with serious ...

If you’re a parent, chances are you’ve heard all about kids with severe allergies (peanuts, anyone?). With anaphylaxis becoming more common, it’s a good idea to get clued up on what the signs and ...

A teen girl navigating chronic illness and a new phase had her life changed by an infection. Amalie Henze, who goes by @amalie.moira on TikTok, was managing life with Crohn's disease last fall. The 18 ...

A research group led by Takumi Kagawa and Masashi Kato at Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine has discovered that using "a unique sound stimulation technology"-a device that stimulates the ...