He was in his birthday hirsute. Doctors were flabbergasted after a boy in India was born with thick, dark hair covering more than half of his body, as seen in photos currently going viral online. The unidentified mother had given birth to the tufty tyke at CHC Bawan in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh. While the birth … 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
Here’s on way to ensure you have a happy and healthy XXXmas. A UK doctor is raising eyebrows across social media after warning people of the dangers of masturbating with ornaments come Christmas time — which is apparently an actual trend. “It is not advisable to masturbate with Christmas ornaments,” Dr. Sarah Welsh, a gynecologist told NeedToKnow.Online. She was … Read more
A popular TikTok dermatologist has been slammed for accusing a woman of faking a painful skin condition by using makeup. Nancy Morel — who often posts clips chronicling day-to-day life with her aggressive skin condition — posted one of her applying makeup during a flare-up last week. It captured the attention of dermatologist Dr. Azadeh Shirazi, … Read more
When Jill Kenton experienced dryness in her left eye and slight face swelling last fall, she assumed they were side effects of Botox injections she had received a few months earlier. As her symptoms persisted — and she noticed a clicking sound — she sought medical help. The British mom was devastated by the diagnosis: … 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
It was a literal case of earworms. A Portuguese man was shocked and revulsed after discovering that his innocuous-seeming “earache” was caused by a family of maggots that had colonized his hearing canal. A case study detailing the puke-inducing infestation was published late last month in the New England Journal Of Medicine. According to the … Read more
She is beautiful no matter what they say. Lauren Behanna, 27, is keeping her confidence and spreading awareness about her extremely rare condition — despite rude comments from online trolls. The content creator and TikTok star lives in West Virginia with her husband, Cody, and their 7-year-old daughter, Abby, who both constantly remind her that … Read more
She was like any other healthy 23-year-old girl until she began suffering from debilitating chest pain and fainting spells that left her homebound. Alicia Fairclough, from Liverpool, England, said doctors assured her the symptoms, which lasted 8 months, were due to a previous kidney infection. However, the ex-professional dancer and dance teacher insisted on having … Read more
This “tail” is strange but true. Doctors were flabbergasted over the case of a baby girl who was born with an extremely rare 2-inch-long “true tail.” [Warning: graphic images] “The presence of tails in humans is extremely infrequent,” authors wrote in the study, which was published in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. The tot had … Read more
He’s lived a hair-raising life. An Indian teen is opening up about being bullied his entire life due to a rare condition that caused him to sprout “werewolf” fur all over his body. “When I was young, I had people throw stones at me,” Lalit Patidar, 17, told Media Drum World of his thick curly … Read more
An OnlyFans model claims she has one “obsessed” subscriber who spends thousands on her content a year and has given her “ownership of his soul.” Mercedes Valentine, 22, was studying to be a neuroscientist when she got into pole dancing. She made an OnlyFans account in 2021 and quickly found that that was her route … Read more
Like a living Russian doll, this newborn held more than a few shocking surprises inside. Doctors in India were flabbergasted after extracting eight embryos from a 21-day-old baby girl — which marked the most ever found in a newborn. The extraordinary phenomenon occurred on Oct. 10 after a baby was born with an abnormally swollen stomach at … Read more
It was a horno-graphic experience. A patient in China redefined being “horny” after his penis sprouted a 2-inch long, calcified growth, which later turned out to be cancerous. [Warning: Graphic Images] “Clinical examination showed a conical lesion projecting from the anterior surface of the glans penis,” wrote researchers of the unfortunate protuberance, which was detailed … Read more
She was medically up s–t’s creek without a paddle. A UK rower claims that overturning her boat in a “dirty” river infected her with a debilitating stomach ailment that prevented her from eating and caused her to throw up to 40 times per day. “I was vomiting every time I ate,” Kira Roberts, 23, told … Read more
A British granny has gone partially blind due to a dangerous amoeba, which worked its way under her reusable contact lens during a shower and started eating away her left eye, a report said. “I do struggle sometimes because my vision on my left side is rubbish, well it’s not there,” Marie Mason, 54, told … Read more
New research has found women are at a shockingly higher risk for developing atrial fibrillation than men are — flipping conventional beliefs that males were more susceptible. Researchers from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai are reporting in the journal JAMA Cardiology that women, when height is accounted for, have a 50% higher risk of developing … Read more
She’s certainly not defying gravity. A young woman who is “allergic to gravity” is speaking out about her debilitating condition, claiming she spends 23 hours a day in bed and is unable to stand upright for more than three minutes without passing out. Lyndsi Johnson, 28, suffers from postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome — a condition … Read more