The condition of Lana Kuykendall, the South Carolina woman infected with flesh-eating bacteria shortly after giving birth to twins nearly two months ago, is improving, her doctor said Friday.
The young woman battling a flesh-eating bacterial infection in Augusta, Georgia, has taken another step toward recovery: Doctors have upgraded her condition from "serious" to "good."
A South Carolina mother who contracted a rare flesh-eating bacteria infection days after giving birth to twins is being transferred to a rehabilitation hospital Thursday, now that she has been upgraded to good condition, hospital officials said.
Brooke Baldwin and Elizabeth Cohen talk to a victim of flesh-eating bacteria.
"Today... May 27... ...is AIMEE DAY!!!"
A co-founder of the National Necrotizing Fasciitis Foundation said Thursday that she felt sorry for the young woman diagnosed with rare "flesh-eating" bacterial infection when she heard about her this week in media reports.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen on how a new mom in South Carolina was diagnosed with flesh-eating bacteria after giving birth.
Flesh-eating bacteria are common in the environment, but they rarely infect humans.
Right before Christmas 2002, Tara Hallman was told her 20-week-old fetus had spina bifida, a common birth defect of the spine.
During the years B.C. -- that is, Before the Crash -- Caroline Chesnutt was the very model of a modern young investor.
There are few issues that preoccupy new parents more than this: Is my baby growing normally?
A freeze in consumer spending, abysmal same-store sales, and a swath of retail bankruptcies have taken a serious toll on your local mall.
Virtual appointments are here. Some experts predict 2009 will usher in changes as to how we interact with doctors.
In the midst of a frantic week in September filled with auditions and deadlines, New York casting director Michael Cassara had zero down time. So one day, when he felt a sore throat coming on, Cassara had his doctor beamed into his office.
Tim McGraw, other country stars join the new dad for a charity cycle ride
The proud first-time dad and wife Cassidy will call her Evie, his rep tells PEOPLE
When CNN Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen researched this report, she found her own records on the Web.
Imagine my surprise when, in the course of doing research for this story, I stumbled upon my own personal health information online.
The Christian music star's 5-year-old was struck by an SUV driven by her teenage brother
There are few issues that preoccupy new parents more than this: Is my baby growing normally? When the percentiles seem off-kilter, we worry -- but experts say there's rarely reason for concern.
Here's a holiday gift worth leaving off your wish list: the "Merry Christmas coronary" -- a phrase coined by researchers who say that death rates from heart attack, stroke and other non-heart related causes spike this time of year.
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