SScience Read More ‘Really Unique’ Amoeba Thrives in California’s Hot SpringsSeptember 24, 2026 An amoeba that shrugs off heat that would wreck most complex cells has turned up in a…
HHealth Read More Durham water feature found as likely source of ‘brain-eating’ amoeba infection that killed teen :: WRAL.comSeptember 16, 2026 An investigation into a teen’s death from a “brain-eating” amoeba points to a water feature in Durham as…
HHealth Read More Brain-eating amoeba, flesh-eating bacteria: What NC swimmers should know this Labor Day :: WRAL.comSeptember 5, 2026 More than 120,000 people are expected to travel by air through Raleigh-Durham International Airport this holiday weekend. Millions…
HHealth Read More NC teen has rare brain infection likely caused by swimming. Where did exposure happen? Are you safe? :: WRAL.comAugust 30, 2026 A Central North Carolina teenager is critically ill with a rare brain infection caused by an amoeba typically…
HHealth Read More She Simply Rinsed Her Sinuses with Tap Water in Her RV—Then a Rare, Deadly “Brain-Eating” Amoeba Killed HerMarch 28, 2026 A quiet routine turned catastrophic when a 71-year-old woman in Texas rinsed her sinuses with tap water from…