ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (WBAY/Gray News) – A woman who survived toxic shock syndrome from a tampon in 2007 is sharing her story as a warning to other women to stay alert and know the symptoms. Michelle ...

Audrey Leishman was placed in a medical coma due to her health issues ...

ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (WBAY) - Wisconsin did not have a reported case of toxic shock syndrome since 2011, but state health officials reported 5 cases since last July. Michelle Alberts recalls a week in ...

Five cases of toxic shock syndrome, a potentially deadly bacterial infection caused by the improper use of tampons, have been reported in Wisconsin since July, an alarming number given it has been ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - At 15 years old, Sadie Kardar had a medical emergency that nearly took her life. Her parents were 5 hours away in Long Island when they received news their daughter went into ...

MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) - Wisconsin is reporting an increase in cases of toxic shock syndrome. Toxic shock syndrome is associated with the use of tampons, according to the Department of Health Services.

MINNEAPOLIS — There have been five cases of toxic shock syndrome (TSS) cases reported in Wisconsin since July 2022, according to the Department of Health Services. It even prompted DHS to launch an ...

Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rapid-onset, life-threatening condition driven by superantigenic exotoxins produced predominantly by Staphylococcus aureus. Central to pathogenesis is the toxin toxic ...

STSS is best understood as a group A streptococcal infection -- of any sort -- that causes shock and organ dysfunction. As an infectious disease, emergency medicine, and critical care physician, I ...