‘100-day cough’: Highly contagious infection that could fracture ribs soars 250% in UK

‘100-day cough’: Highly contagious infection that could fracture ribs soars 250% in UK

Health officials in the UK are warning the public about a concerning rise in whooping cough after cases soared 250% this year.  Between July and November, there were 716 reported cases of pertussis, a bacterial infection of the lungs, which is three times higher than the same period in 2022, the UK’s Independent reported, citing the UK Health Security … Read more

Man hears ‘snap’ during sex, winds up in hospital with ‘triple penis fracture’

Man hears ‘snap’ during sex, winds up in hospital with ‘triple penis fracture’

A man in Tanzania was sent to the hospital after hearing a “snap” during sex with his female partner. The loud snap occurred “when the penis slipped out, lost the way” and struck the woman “as he was trying to reinsert it,” doctors reported in the International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. By the time … Read more