Doctors said she had a "life-threatening" infection that had spread to her brain, requiring the teen to undergo brain surgery A teen who dismissed her irritated eyes as a side effect of a cold ended ...

A teen who dismissed her irritated eyes as a side effect of a cold ended up with a near-fatal infection — one that required brain surgery to save her life. Sophie Bell, a 17-year-old from London, said ...

Sophie Bell underwent a nine-hour surgery after a cold led to a "life-threatening" bacterial infection that spread to her brain Sophie Bell, 17, had a common cold that gave her a "headache basically ...