You can develop MRSA on the leg. These infections are common in people who have had surgery or been hospitalized. Many common antibiotics don’t work to treat MRSA and you may need to seek medical ...

A mother-of-five has shared the scary story of how she lost her leg to a flesh-eating bacteria after breaking her ankle while playing with her kids. When Angie Fowler stepped out into the Texas snow ...

Britney Spears’ estranged father, Jamie Spears, had his leg amputated after contracting a severe infection, multiple news outlets reported. “He had a knee replacement and got a terrible infection from ...

Boston Red Sox player Tyler O'Neill is on the road to recovery after a "scary" infection landed him in the hospital. The outfielder opened up about a leg infection that left him off the field and in a ...

SURPRISE, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) – A nurse in Arizona is adjusting to his new normal after losing his leg to a rare bacterial infection. A few months ago, 49-year-old Ed Rivas was vacationing in ...

A man was recently diagnosed with and treated for a "flesh-eating" bacterial infection in his right leg — only to have it spread to his left leg four days later, according to a new report of the case.

A man who contracted a flesh-eating bacterial infection in his right leg found that the infection had spread to his left one as well, a mere four days later. The 58-year-old man reported to the ...

SURPRISE, Ariz. — A West Valley nurse is fighting a battle he never thought he'd face after losing his left leg due to contracting a rare bacterial infection while on a summer vacation to Florida. Ed ...

The death of RuPaul’s Drag Race star Jiggly Caliente (Bianca Castro-Arabejo) at age 44 has cast a spotlight on the devastating risks of post-amputation infections. The Filipino-American performer, ...

A miniature donkey named Elsa is now home for the holidays after surviving a severe bone infection that resulted in the ...