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Belichick wins first at UNC, confirms ban of Patriots scouts ‘Godfather of AI’ says the technology will create massive unemployment and send profits soaring — ‘that is the capitalist system’ College ...

One eating disorder is becoming increasingly prevalent. Though it didn’t even have a name as early as 10 years ago, ARFID—which stands for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder—has seen a 200 ...

A Pensacola woman believes she contracted the flesh-eating bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, after swimming in Santa Rosa Sound with a small cut on her leg. Vibrio bacteria live in coastal waters and are ...

Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, ...

Naegleria fowleri, commonly called the brain-eating amoeba, is a rare but serious threat in warm freshwater during hot months. The amoeba enters through the nose and travels to the brain, causing a ...

The number of cases of flesh-eating screwworm in animals has risen by 53% in the last month in Mexico, according to government data. New World Screwworm (NWS), which eats warm-blooded animals alive, ...

NEW ORLEANS — Two people have died after eating Louisiana oysters infected with a flesh eating bacteria. WBRZ reports the oysters were harvested in Louisiana before being served at restaurants in both ...

Eating more meat could be beneficial for the body, a new study suggests. Recent research from Canada’s McMaster University revealed that animal-sourced foods are not linked to a higher risk of death.

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) – A Louisiana health official reported two more deaths from the flesh-eating vibrio bacteria, part of 14 more infections. It brings the state’s fatality count ...

Just southwest of New Orleans, in a tranquil fishing village on the Louisiana bayou, Linard Lyons spent the morning on his 19-foot boat, preparing crab traps for his grandchildren just like he had ...

Ranchers and health officials are increasing their efforts to spread awareness and protect livestock from New World screwworms — a flesh-eating parasite native to the Caribbean and Central America. A ...