A dozen young Afghans claim Turkish border guards beat, stripped, and abandoned them in freezing conditions near the Iranian border, resulting in deaths and frostbite amputations. Turkish authorities deny the allegations, stating they adhere to laws and provide assistance.
A 17-year-old Florida boy, Joziah Thompson, is in critical condition after contracting Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria, while swimming in a park. His mother is fundraising for medical expenses and advocating for better public awareness of bacteria levels in local waters.
Italian driver lost both legs in high-speed cart race crashHe went on to win four Paralympic golds as a para-cyclistAlex Zanardi, the former Formula One driver who lost both legs in a racing crash and went on to win Paralympic gold medals, has died at the age of 59, his family said on Saturday.Zanardi, from Bologna, made his F1 debut in 1991 and later achieved success in the Cart series in the United States, winning back-to-back championships in 1997 and 1998. His life took a dramatic turn in September 2001 when he was involved in a high-speed crash during a Cart race in Germany that led to the amputation of both legs. Continue reading...
Lindsey Vonn says she is still recovering physically and emotionally from her crash at the Winter Olympics in February, where she suffered a complex left leg fracture that nearly led to amputation. The 41-year-old has undergone eight surgeries and needs at least one more operation to repair a torn ACL. She says she may retire but is not ready to make that decision emotionally yet, with recovery expected to take at least a year and a half.
A 74-year-old Florida man developed a severe Vibrio vulnificus flesh-eating infection after jumping into Gulf Coast waters with a leg cut. Within three days, his leg turned dark from bleeding under the skin, with gas bubbling from dying flesh. Despite emergency surgery and antibiotics, his leg required amputation above the knee. The case, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, underscores rising V. vulnificus infections linked to warming waters, with US cases increasing eightfold between 1998-2018.
