Sara G. Miller

Sara G. Miller

Staff Writer
Sara is a staff writer for Live Science, covering health. She grew up outside of Philadelphia and studied biology at Hamilton College in upstate New York. When she's not writing, she can be found at the library, checking out a big stack of books. 

Articles by: Sara G. Miller

bmj case report, brain scan

This Woman Lost Her Contact Lens. Doctors Found It in Her Eyelid 28 Years Later.

By Sara G. Miller published

Nearly three decades ago, a 14-year-old in the United Kingdom got hit in the eye during a game of badminton and lost her contact lens. Here's where it turned up.

cvs nasal spray

CVS-Brand Nasal Spray Recalled for Potential Bacterial Contamination

By Sara G. Miller published

A CVS-brand nasal spray is being voluntarily recalled due to potential bacterial contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today (Aug. 8).

goldfish crackers, pepperidge farm

4 Varieties of Goldfish Crackers Recalled for Salmonella Risk

By Sara G. Miller published

Pepperidge Farm announced that it was voluntarily recalling several varieties of Goldfish Crackers yesterday (July 23) due to potential Salmonella contamination.

Three skeletons and liquid sewage were found inside the black sarcophagus from Alexandria, Egypt.

...Don't Drink the Mummy Juice

By Sara G. Miller published

A change.org petition is asking for a taste of the red liquid found in a massive Egyptian sarcophagus.

skin, histology, skin tissue

A Rare Condition Is Causing a Boy's Skin to Turn to 'Stone.' What Is Stiff Skin Syndrome?

By Sara G. Miller published

A Colorado boy has an extremely rare condition that's causing his skin to harden "like stone," his parents say.

salmon, fillet, fish

Salmon with a Side of Squirm: Woman Finds Wriggling Worm in Fillet

By Sara G. Miller published

It's not the type of garnish you want on your salmon: a translucent, wriggling worm.

liver

Liver Cancer Death Rates Rise As Overall Cancer Death Rates Fall in the US

By Sara G. Miller published

Death rates from liver cancer have risen steadily since 2000, resulting in the disease going from the ninth-leading cause of cancer death to the sixth, according to a new report.

mussels

Seattle Mussels Test Positive for Opioids

By Sara G. Miller published

Why are scientists searching for drugs in shellfish?

nebraska medicine

Woman's Runny Nose Was Actually Leaking Brain Fluid

By Sara G. Miller published

It may be allergy season, but this wasn't allergies.

ovarian tumor

Surgeons Remove 'Very Rare' 132-Pound Ovarian Tumor

By Sara G. Miller published

Connecticut surgeons recently removed a 132-lb. (60 kilograms) ovarian tumor from a woman's abdomen.

aaron traywick

'Biohacker' Who Injected Himself with DIY Herpes Treatment Found Dead

By Sara G. Miller published

surgeon, surgery, gloves, surgeon tools

Doctors Perform World's First Full Penis-and-Scrotum Transplant

By Sara G. Miller published

Doctors at Johns Hopkins Medicine performed the world's first complete penis and scrotum transplant, the hospital announced today (April 23).

synthetic marijuana, cannabinoids, k2, spice

Synthetic Marijuana Tainted with Rat Poison Linked to 3 Deaths

By Sara G. Miller published

synthetic pot

Doctors Don't Know Why This Synthetic Pot Is Making People's Eyes Bleed

By Sara G. Miller published

Health officials in Illinois are warning people that synthetic marijuana can cause bleeding from the ears and eyes, according to news reports.

liposarcoma

A Man's 'Beer Belly' Was Actually a Massive Tumor

By Sara G. Miller published

A New Jersey man's "beer belly" turned out to be a 30-lb. (13.6 kilograms) tumor.

tomo, cat scan, ct scan

Here's a Lion Getting a CAT Scan

By Sara G. Miller published

A big cat just got a CAT scan.

An scanning electron microscope (SEM) scan showing an adult female (pink) and male (blue) <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em>. The female worm lies in a groove on the male's back.

Why 17 People Volunteered to Be Infected with Parasitic Worms

By Sara G. Miller published

At a university hospital in the Netherlands, 17 students have a tropical parasitic disease.

salmonella, kratom

Salmonella-Tainted Kratom Sickens a Dozen More People in Outbreak

By Sara G. Miller published

A dozen more people have been sickened in a Salmonella outbreak linked to kratom, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today (March 2).

timothy cunningham

CDC Researcher Calls Sister, Then Vanishes

By Sara G. Miller published

Two weeks ago, an official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), spoke to his sister on the phone. And then he went missing.

santlal pal

Indian Man's Brain Tumor Might Be the World's Largest

By Sara G. Miller published

Doctors in India recently operated on what they say could be the largest brain tumor in the world, according to news reports.

lassa fever, garri

Death Toll Rises in Nigerian Outbreak: What Is Lassa Fever?

By Sara G. Miller published

Around 40 people have died in an outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria, according to news reports.

dirt, soil, mulch

The Key to Surviving Superbugs May Be in the Dirt Beneath Our Feet

By Sara G. Miller published

Down in the dirt — and well within our reach — lies what may be a pharmaceutical gold mine.

drug, drug development, science

Is This Experimental Japanese Drug the Secret to Stopping the Flu?

By Sara G. Miller published

An experimental drug, made in Japan, may be able to stop flu symptoms within 24 hours.

This 3D graphical representation of norovirus particles is based on electron microscopic imagery of actual virus particles.

The 'Perfect Human Pathogen' Is Spreading at the Winter Olympics

By Sara G. Miller published

When it comes to human pathogens, norovirus gets the gold.

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Norovirus Sickens Olympic Security Guards Days Before Opening Ceremony

By Sara G. Miller published

There's an added challenge at the 2018 Winter Olympics, according to news reports: An outbreak of norovirus.