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Public health
fromBBC
2 days ago

Witness History - Toxic shock syndrome and tampon safety - BBC Sounds

Nancy King Reame developed independent tampon absorbency testing that helped establish the first national safety standards following the 1980 toxic shock syndrome crisis.
Medicine
fromESPN.com
2 months ago

Indiana freshman defies death, makes NCAA volleyball tournament

A 16-year-old volleyball player suffered life-threatening toxic shock syndrome causing multi-organ failure, hospitalization, and a vision of her late grandmother.
fromwww.standard.co.uk
5 months ago

Heiress, 28, found dead in London flat 'after suffering toxic shock from insect bite'

She then went to a London hospital and also saw her oncologist, who arranged for her to be sent to another hospital by ambulance. But family and friends said nurses, rather than doctors, examined her and concluded she did not need to be admitted. She was discharged in the early evening with antibiotics and a diagnosis that referred to an insect bite.
London
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