Chevy Chase is opening up about a health scare that landed him in the hospital for five weeks. In the upcoming documentary, “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not,” which will premiere Jan. 1 on CNN, the 82-year-old actor and his family discuss his stay in the hospital after a heart issue, with his daughter, Caley, saying, … Read more
The teenager who survived three days at the bottom of a 240 foot ravine after a skateboarding accident is facing a setback in his recovery amid serious complications. Dakota “Cody” Trenkle Jr., 13, went missing on July 27, after he was last seen skateboarding in Goose Creek Lake, Missouri. And after three days without food … Read more
A bodybuilder who spent over $46,483.50 (£35k) on a steroid addiction, which left him in a coma fighting for his life, has ditched the sport for good after having to learn to walk again. Zak Wilkinson, 32, spent more than two years abusing steroids and adopting extreme eating habits – like weighing syrups in his … Read more
Snakes don’t rattle him — in fact, he has long invited their bites. Wisconsin herpetologist Tim Friede, 57, spent two decades deliberately injecting himself with more than 650 strategically measured snake venom shots and letting dangerous snakes, including cobras and mambas, bite him over 200 times. “It always burns, and it’s always, always painful,” Friede told Science … Read more
A doctor in Australia found himself stuck between a rock and a hard place. A Queensland surgeon was reprimanded and slapped with a $10,000 fine for snapping a photo of a coma patient’s penis, which featured a swastika tattoo, and then sharing it in a WhatsApp group chat, according to the New Zealand Herald. A … Read more
“Narcos: Mexico” star Manuel Masalva is reportedly “fighting for his life” in an “induced coma” after contracting an aggressive bacterial infection while abroad. The 43-year-old actor’s close friend, Mario Morán, revealed Masalva’s startling condition in a TikTok video. “My brother is fighting for his life far away from home,” Morán, 32, said in Spanish in … Read more
A fitness and caffeine enthusiast died at the age of 28 from a heart attack — her devastated mother believes energy drinks are to blame. Florida teacher Katie Donnell was committed to a healthy lifestyle — even as she often drank three energy drinks a day and took a caffeine supplement before hitting the gym. … Read more
A 7-year-old Missouri girl named Scarlett Selby was left in a coma after a squishy toy exploded while she was attempting a viral TikTok challenge. “It all happened so quickly,” the victim’s father Josh Selby, 44, told Kennedy News while recounting the horrific ordeal. “I heard her scream, and it was like a blood-curdling scream.” … Read more
A former hairdresser was given “hours to live” after a “simple” keyhole operation went dangerously wrong. Once a fit and healthy single mum, Danielle Hill ended up comatose in intensive care for 10 days and hospitalised for five weeks after her bowel was nicked during a routine laparoscopic revision surgery at Peninsula Private Hospital in … Read more
“Coma,” a pandemic-themed horror movie by the director Bertrand Bonello, takes its title from one of its two cloistered characters living in France during the coronavirus lockdown. Patricia Coma (Julia Faure) is a social media influencer whose channel is made up of surreal how-to videos, philosophical monologues and weather reports (though it doesn’t matter, “you … Read more
A Texas man miraculously survived a complicated medical ordeal — beating the 4% odds doctors reportedly gave him. The tribulations of Steven Spinale, a father in his late 30s, were brought on by his attempt to remove an ingrown hair from his groin area, according to the Daily Mail. He ended up in a medically … Read more
Kensington Palace has blasted claims made by a Spanish news outlet that said Kate Middleton was in “great danger” after being put in a “coma” following her abdominal surgery. The Princess of Wales, 42, was discharged from the hospital on Monday after she made “good progress” following her hospitalization on Jan. 16. But Spanish journalist Concha Calleja … Read more
An American tourist involved in a near-fatal collision with an e-bike was issued with a fine while in a coma. Father-of-two Rod Maroney suffered devastating brain injuries after he was hit by an e-bike riding down light rail tracks on Sydney Australia’s George Street, where e-bikes are not permitted. The 64-year-old retired aerospace engineer was … Read more
A mom of two from Scotland feels “lucky to be alive” after a rare flesh-eating disease left her with a butt wound 20 centimeters deep. It “looks like a peach that someone has taken a huge bite out of on one side,” Tracy de Jongh Eglin, 59, lamented to SWNS. The former events manager, who … Read more
A 12-year-old was put in an induced coma after vaping caused damage to her lungs. Mary Griffin from Belfast, Ireland, shared that her daughter Sarah had a cough and didn’t feel well before bed on a recent Sunday night, but the family wasn’t initially alarmed, as they thought the symptoms were caused by Sarah’s asthma. … Read more
Caitlin Alsop had been enjoying a “quiet dinner” with friends when her life, very suddenly, turned upside down. In the days prior, the 27-year-old Australian woman had felt “a bit” under the weather – but after consulting her doctor, he was convinced she simply had the flu. “And so I just took it really easy. … Read more
A Brazilian woman named Thais Medeiros is still recovering in the hospital six months after experiencing serious brain swelling from sniffing a super spicy chili pepper. “I miss her a lot and I want my daughter to come home, but I understand that she needs to stay there,” the patient’s, mom Adriana Medeiros, told Globo’s … Read more
Brazilian fitness influencer Larissa Borges tragically died Monday after suffering a double cardiac arrest due to unknown causes. She was 33 years old. The gym bunny’s family confirmed her passing in a post to her Instagram page. “The pain of losing someone so young, just 33 years old, and so kind, is overwhelming,” the bereaved … Read more
A man from Scotland woke up from his two-week coma convinced that he lived in California, had won thousands of dollars in the lottery and was going to meet singer Rihanna. Mark Gibbs, 42, felt “gutted” when he came back down to Earth after five weeks — and is sharing his scary experience to warn … Read more
Pregnant influencer Jackie Miller James was awake and reunited with her baby on Sunday after being placed in a medically induced coma while being treated for an aneurysm, her family said in a statement. The woman’s family shared an update about her condition on Sunday, more than a month after the health and beauty influencer … Read more