It was all in vein. After doctors reportedly told Jade Cooke three times that her heart palpitations were anxiety, she was shocked to learn she actually suffered from a life-threatening condition. The 35-year-old Brit said she did yoga up to five times a week — until she started having trouble breathing in early 2019. Despite … Read more
Hand-eye coordination is key – but not for this woman. A 24-year-old Canadian horrifically impaled her face with her keys in a “freak accident.” Renée Lariviere was leaving her apartment to go to dinner when one of her friends tossed her the car keys so that the group could head to McDonald’s. As she went to … Read more
Give him a hand. Dr. Nick Pappas, an orthopedic surgeon from New Orleans, recently started sharing his outrageous operations on social media — and his followers are hooked. Though most of his hand surgeries only last about 30 minutes, the memories of what he’s seen — everything from catfish spines, extra fingers and rings the … Read more
Prince Harry isn’t the only one with penis problems. An elderly man in China lost part of his privates after getting a metal ring stuck around the base of his member — a scenario so dire, doctors had to use a circular saw to remove the foreign object. The 72-year-old from Changsa in central China … Read more
A Missouri mommy blogger says she’s been accused of child abuse for her controversial parenting methods. Kaytlynn Green, 23, always knew she wanted to be a mother and was excited to raise her kids her way when she learned she was pregnant with her oldest child, Olive. Green reportedly does not allow Olive, 3, and … Read more
This is not the way you want to clean out your intestines. What’s worse than a toothbrush in your stomach?How about an electric one in your digestive tract. That’s right, doctors in Saudi Arabia were flabbergasted after discovering an automated teeth-cleaning device inside a 9-year-old boy on Christmas day. The gastrointestinal fiasco occurred in Mecca … Read more
A mother says her “gut instinct” told her something was wrong with her baby boy immediately after she gave birth — and doctors soon delivered a devastating diagnosis. Hannah Doyle’s son, Zander, was diagnosed with Chromosome Deletion Syndrome — a condition that can cause severe congenital anomalies, as well as significant intellectual and physical disabilities. … Read more
It went from an inhaling device to an impaling device. As if vape pens weren’t hazardous enough to one’s health, a UK teen was told he might lose his foot after it was impaled by an e-cigarette that he’d stomped on while out with pals. Photos of the gruesome injury are currently blowing up online. … Read more
This redefined getting stoned. Doctors in India were flabbergasted after extracting 382 stones from the gall bladder of a woman who’d been complaining of back pain for months. The patient, named Yashoda Bai, from Harraiya village, Vijayraghavgarh, first realized something was awry after experiencing severe pain in her back, Jam Press reported. She’d also been … Read more
Fingerprint images may have potential as predictors of schizophrenia, a new study has revealed. The report spearheaded by Spanish researchers used a type of machine learning called a convolutional neural network to find abnormalities in the fingerprints of people known to have schizophrenia that were not present in people without the ailment. “Our results suggest … Read more
Since undergoing tubal ligation, Amanda is a big advocate for women boycotting the procedure. “Don’t get the procedure it will screw up your whole body,” she tells Kidspot. “It’s the worst decision I ever made.” After initially having a little pushback from doctors, the 40-year-old underwent the procedure 20 years ago following the birth of her second child. … Read more
This brings bizarre new meaning to the term “ballroom dancing.” A 26-year-old man in India revolted the internet after it was revealed that his swollen right testicle was caused by microscopic worms that had infiltrated his scrotum. Footage of the parasites “dancing” in the man’s private part is currently going viral online. “On ultrasound examination … Read more
GARDEN PRAIRIE, Ill. — Life changed in a matter of weeks for an Illinois family now doing all they can to save their four-legged loved one. Three-year-old Mocha nearly died from a blastomycosis infection after he likely inhaled a fungus living in soil around his home. Doctors ultimately removed his right lung that was overcome by … Read more
How many steps have you taken today? For many people, walking is one of the easiest, low-impact forms of exercise. Every step can help increase one’s metabolism and, for some of us, help decrease our guilt about eating all those holiday cookies. One form of walking, however, can reap some benefits that the traditional forward gait can’t … Read more
Women are at greater risk of severe health complications because of what’s been dubbed the “gender pain gap” – an issue that often leaves them under-diagnosed and under-treated, and one that the Australian Federal Government has vowed to fight. Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Ged Kearney, will lead the newly developed National Women’s … Read more
Some doctors are warning against using a drug intended to treat Type 2 diabetes for weight loss after some patients said it helped them shed a few pounds. Approved by the FDA in 2017, the diabetes treatment sold under the name Ozempic helps lower blood sugar, but many patients prescribed the medication reported weight loss … Read more
This speed freak of nature’s drug use was quite X-cessive. A UK man likely set a new a narcotics world record after he consumed 40,000 ecstasy tablets over nearly a decade — and lived to tell the tale. The extreme drug binge was originally documented in 2006, but is currently blowing up online after MDMA … Read more
It’s a triple threat. After years of isolating and masking, influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are all hitting harder and earlier this cold season in a phenomenon that’s been dubbed a “tripledemic.” During Thanksgiving week, roughly 20,000 Americans were hospitalized with the flu, the most for that week in more than 10 years, … Read more
Jessie Sanders said when she started experiencing debilitating abdominal pain more than five years ago, doctors blamed her symptoms on UTIs, severe cramps, hormonal changes and endometriosis. Then, over Thanksgiving break in 2021, the San Diego State University student was plunged into a bout of pain so severe she went to the emergency room. There, … Read more
One in four seniors would rather go a summer without air conditioning than visit the doctor, according to new research. Some 2,000 Americans 64 and older were surveyed about unpleasant experiences more desirable than a doctor’s appointment. Around a third said they would prefer to let their spouse make all decisions in the home for … Read more