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18-Month-Old Found Alive in Morgue Hours After Being Declared Dead

Police records say officers and nurses reported signs of life before the child was moved to a hospital cold room. GILBERT, Ariz. — An 18-month-old boy pulled from a backyard pool in Gilbert was found alive in a hospital morgue more than five hours after a doctor pronounced him dead, according to police records released this week. The case has drawn new scrutiny because police reports and body camera video describe repeated signs of life …

Teen Loses Three Limbs After Common Illness

Kaydin Baldwin spent 117 days in the hospital after influenza led to pneumonia, sepsis and organ failure. KERRVILLE, Texas — A Texas teenager is recovering after losing both legs and her right arm following severe complications from the flu that led to pneumonia, sepsis and multi-organ failure. Kaydin Baldwin was 13 when she first became sick in January with fever, chills and body aches. What began as a common illness quickly became life-threatening. Her family …

Panic Erupts as Unknown Spray Sickens Dozens

Police in Japan are investigating after an unknown substance was reportedly sprayed inside a crowded commercial building. TOKYO, Japan — At least 26 people were injured after a person allegedly sprayed an unidentified substance inside a busy Tokyo shopping complex, triggering panic among shoppers and a large emergency response Sunday, authorities said. The incident occurred inside a multistory commercial facility in central Tokyo during one of the weekend’s busiest shopping periods. Witnesses reported hearing screams …

Mom of Six Died After Drinking Costco Water, Lawsuit Claims

A lawsuit alleges toxic contamination in bottled water caused a mother of six to develop Lou Gehrig’s disease before her death. CHICAGO, Ill. — The family of a deceased Illinois mother of six filed a lawsuit alleging contaminated bottled water exposed her to toxins that triggered ALS, the progressive neurological disease also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The civil complaint, filed in Cook County court, claims years of consuming bottled water containing dangerous chemical compounds …

Young Father Has 4 Inches of Penis Amputated After Diagnosis

Steven Hamill said early symptoms were first treated as an infection before doctors found an aggressive cancer. LIVERPOOL, England — Steven Hamill, a British father who was 26 when he was diagnosed with penile cancer in 2019, is describing the bleeding, pain and delayed diagnosis that led surgeons to remove about four inches of his penis. Hamill’s account, shared on ITV’s “This Morning” and in later interviews, has renewed attention on a rare disease that …

College Runner Dies During Championship Race

Graycen Vargo was competing in New Orleans when he suffered a medical emergency. TEXARKANA, Texas — A Texas A&M University-Texarkana distance runner died after collapsing during a conference championship race Friday in New Orleans, the school said, prompting tributes from two universities and leaving the cause of the medical emergency undisclosed. Graycen Vargo, a junior computer science major from Dallas, was competing at the Red River Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships when he collapsed. …

Flesh-Eating Bacteria Found in Popular Waterway

Researchers say Vibrio vulnificus has appeared in South Fork hot spots as officials confront wider water-quality problems heading into summer. RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — Researchers at Stony Brook University said Tuesday they found Vibrio vulnificus, the bacteria behind rare but often severe flesh-eating infections, in several Long Island waters, adding a new health concern to a region already wrestling with shellfish closures, algal blooms and poor water quality. The findings matter because the bacteria has already …

Teen Cheerleader’s Death Blamed on Popular Energy Drink

The suit names two Glazer’s distributors, not the brand’s owner, and seeks more than $1 million. WESLACO, Texas — The parents of a 17-year-old South Texas cheerleader filed a wrongful death lawsuit this week accusing a local beverage distributor of supplying Alani Nu energy drinks that they say contributed to their daughter’s fatal cardiac collapse in October. The filing turns a private loss into a closely watched court fight over caffeine warnings, youth marketing and …

Student Died in ICU While Doctor Watched Remotely

The case over care at Bridgeport Hospital’s Milford campus centers on whether a tele-ICU system left Conor Hylton without direct bedside physician evaluation as his condition worsened. MILFORD, Conn. — The family of Conor Hylton, a 26-year-old University of Connecticut dental student, has sued Bridgeport Hospital and related Yale New Haven Health entities, alleging that remote oversight and missed bedside care at the Milford campus ICU preceded his death on Aug. 15, 2024. The lawsuit, …

World’s Most Contagious Disease Continues to Spread in California

Two newly identified infections in unvaccinated children widened concern in the Sacramento region and added to a statewide rise tied to several local outbreaks. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento County said Monday that two more measles cases were found in unvaccinated children, pushing the county’s recent total to five and sharpening California’s response as the state recorded 34 confirmed cases this year through March 30. The new cases matter because they show that measles is still …