Flesh-eating bacteria infections are on the rise. How to protect yourself
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(Stephanie Brown/ Very Well Health) — Vibrio, often referred to as “flesh-eating bacteria,” has gotten a lot of attention recently following reports of a California woman whose limbs were amputated after getting a bacterial infection from undercooked tilapia.

Although health officials later said the woman   …

Some hospitals are bringing back masking – and the general public should consider it too
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(Alexandra Mae Jones/ CTV News) — As sniffling season falls upon us amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases across the country, should we be bringing masking back in health-care settings and reaching for them more often in our daily lives?

Some hospitals are bringing back stricter masking rules again, and although we’ve probably  …