Ukrainian medics report a rise in gas gangrene cases, a historical infection re-emerging due to delays in evacuating wounded ...

Gas gangrene,’ a disease thought to have virtually disappeared since World War I, is being reported again on the battlefields ...

Clostridium perfringens is a spore-forming bacteria that can function without oxygen (anaerobic bacteria). These gram-positive bacteria are typically found in human and animal intestines. Bacteria are ...

Doctors say the return of this disease reflects the brutal realities of modern trench combat and the struggle to evacuate the ...

A disease that has been almost eradicated in Europe is making a sad comeback: Ukrainian doctors are reporting a sharp rise in ...

A man developed an "unusual" case of gangrene, or tissue death, after an improperly applied external catheter cut off blood flow to his penis and led to a serious bacterial infection. Unfortunately, ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio man accused of kicking another man in his testicles during a 2013 robbery has been charged with murder in the injured man's death following a gangrene infection. A grand jury ...