A friendly competition turned into a bone-crushing defeat for one lady. Daisy Johnson, 24, snapped her bone during an intense arm wrestling match with a stranger who challenged her. “My arm felt like the floppy arm in Harry Potter!” she told Caters News Agency. “I had to hold it into my chest otherwise it was … Read more
A UK woman has reunited with the emergency responder who collapsed from a heart attack in her living room — while treating her for cardiac arrest. Daisy Devane, 31, lost consciousness on the sofa in her Bedfordshire home in June 2022. Her partner, Eammon, 33, performed CPR before the East of England Ambulance Service Trust’s … Read more
Kate Beckinsale revealed she has recently been hospitalized. The 50-year-old “Serendipity” star sandwiched tearful photos of herself in a hospital bed between photos of her mom, Judy Loe, in an Instagram post on Monday. “Happy birthday and UK Mother’s Day this last week to my incredible mother,” Beckinsale captioned the post. “Thank you to those … Read more
Michael Strahan’s daughter, Isabella, revealed in a new vlog post that she was in an incredible amount of pain after having to undergo a second brain surgery during her ongoing battle with brain cancer. “I’m actually very nervous. I’m more nervous for this one because it’s not like my brain that they’re messing with,” the … Read more
Ty is thankful. Ty Pennington is on the mend and feeling “great” after being rushed to the hospital to undergo emergency surgery in July 2023. “I’m great,” Pennington, 59, told “Entertainment Tonight” on Monday, while promoting his new HGTV show “Rock the Block.” “You know what’s great is if you almost die, you get so … Read more
Call 911. A list of the best hospitals in the world has been published — and New York takes a brutal beating in the vaunted rankings. Newsweek’s recently discharged global roundup identifies the top 250 health systems around the globe, based on factors including patient satisfaction and expert opinions, according to the publication. The list is … Read more
An Australian healthcare worker has revealed some of the strangest names and weirdest spellings she’s ever heard at work. In a TikTok viewed more than five million times, she says that one of the “favorite things” she and her colleagues do is discuss the ‘unique’ names they come across. “They thought it was hysterical” “We had a young girl … Read more
Remembering all 50 states and reciting them quickly in alphabetical order is not a simple task for most people under ordinary circumstances — but one 24-year-old made it appear so during the most extraordinary of circumstances. Jayden Zientara, a health care partner at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, recently underwent brain surgery. In an interview, she … Read more
He had a one-track mind. Dick Cheung, 48, was warming up for the Great Eastern Run in October when he felt ill and collapsed to the ground. He lay passed out for 20 seconds before being helped to his feet by fellow runners. Despite feeling dazed and confused, Cheung ran the 13.1-mile race in a … Read more
An anesthesiologist who accidentally sent her diamond ring through the wash is rejoicing after her treasured piece of jewelry turned up at another hospital. Dr. Radhika Ramasamy, a consultant anesthesiologist at the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in the U.K., put her diamond ring in her scrubs pocket in mid-December while she was doing an anesthetic procedure. … Read more
Who will watch the throne? Another member of the royal family is reportedly taking some time off from their public duties as Kate Middleton and King Charles continue to recover from their respective surgeries. Prince Edward, 59, is taking “a short break from public duties after his trips overseas in January to South Africa and … Read more
A UK mom of two lost half her thigh — and endured 55 surgeries — after a small scratch from a fishing line became infected. Now, she’s begging doctors to remove her right leg altogether. “I’m sick of spending my life in [the] hospital,” Michelle Milton, 40, lamented to SWNS. Her ordeal began during a … Read more
She must be exhaust-ed. A UK woman stunned her family and medics by giving birth in a parking lot outside a hospital in England this month. “It was very rushed and I was in shock, really — I didn’t have any time to think at all,” Taylor Thacker, 27, told SWNS. “My little drama queen … Read more
Kate Middleton has been admitted to the hospital for a “planned abdominal surgery,” a statement from Kensington Palace read on Wednesday. The royal family shared the news on social media, revealing that the Princess of Wales, 42, went to the London Clinic on Tuesday. While the surgery was “successful,” she will remain in the hospital for … Read more
A physician celebrated a major career milestone by having some fun on his last day of work. Dr. Phil Masterson is an emergency room physician from Dallas, Texas, who recently retired after practicing medicine for nearly 40 years. Masterson decided to celebrate his recent retirement by skating through the halls of his emergency room — and giving the staff … Read more
Oh, baby! Two hospitals in Boston welcomed the first babies born in 2024 — with three girls all born exactly at midnight on Jan. 1. Margarita and Roberto, who live in the Dorchester neighborhood, rang in the new year by welcoming their daughter Selena at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She was born weighing 6 lbs., 5 … Read more
Last-minute Christmas gift shoppers beware, as a Florida doctor is sharing the toy items that are on her naughty list every holiday giving season. In an Instagram Reel viewed by 8.1 million users, Meghan Martin, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, revealed what she says are “the … 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
If you’ve been guilty of holding in a sneeze, this warning is for achoo. A man in his 30s who had a history of allergies tore his windpipe after trying to hold in his sneeze, according to a case reported in the British Medical Journal recently. This is the first recorded sneeze injury of its … Read more
It’s not good news. New research shows that some of the most used hospital cleaners are completely ineffective on a deadly superbug that commonly causes sickness in medical settings, according to the University of Plymouth. High concentrations of bleach and chlorine chemicals are about as effective as water when it comes to killing off the … Read more