One million children subject to severe acute malnutrition in Afghanistan are at risk of dying if…
Tag: lifethreatening
Healthy athlete had no symptoms before mandatory heart screening revealed hidden defect
A high-school student-athlete with a potentially life-threatening heart defect had no symptoms and only learned of…
Shark Week puts shark bite survival in focus with ER doc’s expert tips
While shark encounters are exceedingly rare, an unexpected bite can pose an immediate, life-threatening emergency.In the…
Park visitors face flood danger out West while severe storms rip through NY, NJ
Life-threatening flash flooding threatened both the East and West coasts Tuesday, as severe storms inundated parts…
Deadly bacterial disease could be stopped with common pantry staple, study suggests
A high-protein diet rich in casein and wheat gluten could "disarm" cholera bacteria, cutting infection levels…