This bowel-saving surgery is nothing to sneeze at. Surgeons have successfully placed part of a Florida man’s colon back into his body after it fell out following a forceful sneeze. The 63-year-old was enjoying breakfast at a diner with his wife when the unusual incident occurred. His miraculous medical recovery is documented in a new … Read more
These conjoined “spider” twins in Indonesia are connected at the pelvis in such a way that they possess three legs, four arms and one penis, a condition so rare that it affects just one in two million people While the anomalously attached siblings came into the world in 2018, the case was only just detailed … Read more
You will have hit rock bottom. Does your booty feel like it’s falling asleep? You could have “dead butt syndrome,” a real and increasingly prevalent condition that causes people’s posteriors to go numb due to extended periods of sitting in one position. “The sustained flexed position of the hip and the compression of the tissues … Read more
Eight NYC hospitals earned a “D” for patient safety in a report card released Wednesday by a health care watchdog group. The Leapfrog Group bestowed poor grades upon St. Barnabas Hospital and the Montefiore Medical Center Einstein and Moses campuses in the Bronx; NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull and Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn; St. John’s … Read more
She’s revealing the ugly tooth about her beautiful new teeth. A Texas model says dental implants left her with bruising so bad that she looked like a human “Rorschach inkblot test.” Jessica Macko, 44, had all-on-4 dental implant surgery on Apr. 2, with an oral surgeon removing the mom’s real, rotting teeth before screwing 14 … Read more
This redefined a broken sleep schedule. An unfortunate soul had to undergo emergency surgery after fracturing his penis in two places while sleeping — which left him with an ” ‘eggplant’ deformity.” The unnamed 27-year-old patient, from Tunisia, had reportedly rolled over onto his erect penis while sleeping, shockingly resulting in “an audible ‘snap’ sound … Read more
This illustrated the perils of putting one’s money where their mouth is. Another day, another unlikely item ended up in a poorly chosen orifice. This time, a California teen had to be hospitalized after swallowing a quarter, which wound up getting stuck sideways inside his air passage like a coin in a slot machine. The … Read more
A woman’s rare and extensive allergies left her malnourished and able to only eat four types of food — a situation that left healthcare professionals flummoxed for years. Amy Francis-Smith, 32, found herself suddenly suffering from severe allergic reactions to the foods she normally enjoyed — and everyday smells most people don’t even notice — back … Read more
It was not a hard decision. A UK woman has spent nearly $2,000 trying to cover up tattoos a friend gave her while they were drunk — including one on her arm that looked like “a hairy penis.” One night in May 2020, Natalie Rene, 35, drunkenly thought it would be fun to bring out the … Read more
She raised the bar for herself. A 50-year-old UK woman says she lost 140 pounds by ditching her nightly bottle of white wine — she had packed on much of the weight after a septic shock scare. Jo Hurley, a quality assurance officer from Harlow, England, saw a doctor in 2018 after struggling with heavy … Read more
It’s handy to know what your iPhone is doing to your digits. Techies and smartphone users fear that their mobile devices, when pressing down on their pinky during normal phone use, are leaving a mark or indentation on the pinky — otherwise known as “iPhone finger.” The iOS-inspired conspiracy was recently discussed on “The TJ … 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
A Texas woman says she nearly died after receiving Botox injections that left her partially paralyzed and choking on her own saliva. Alicia Hallock, 36, took to Instagram to share her harrowing story, saying she was initially administered the popular muscle-freezing drug to treat her migraines. “I ended up having a rare complication,” the mom-of-three … Read more
He needed a hambulance. A 52-year-old Florida man thought to be suffering from severe migraines was actually battling a bizarre tapeworm infestation in his brain — caused by eating undercooked bacon. The unnamed patient, whose tale of medical woe recently wriggled its way into the American Journal of Case Reports, had been complaining of week-long, aggressive … Read more
Big lips, bigger lawsuit? A Brazilian woman is considering legal action after claiming she “almost died” from a terrifying allergic reaction to lip filler. Barbara Martiniano, 27, was inspired to undergo the cosmetic procedure after seeing influencers show off their artificially enhanced lips on Instagram. “I didn’t think it was something that could cause any … Read more
Call him the Energizer dummy. A 73-year-old Australian man was positively shocked to need urgent urethra surgery after jamming three button-style batteries into his penis. The unidentified man, whose medical anomaly is now the source of a revolting medical study in March’s Urology Case Reports, had been fueling his own “sexual gratification” by intentionally shoving … Read more
A grieving widower is suing a medical manufacturer, claiming that its device burned a hole in his wife’s organs during a procedure to treat her colon cancer, eventually leading to her death. Harvey Sultzer, husband of the late Sandra Sultzer, filed a lawsuit on Feb. 6 against Intuitive Surgical (IS) claiming his wife suffered health … Read more
D’oh! A Pennsylvania mom claims a store-bought herbal remedy for menopause symptoms turned her skin so yellow, she wound up looking like Marge Simpson. Amber Heimbach, 39, visited her doctor last October, complaining of a number of issues, ranging from mood swings to heavy bleeding. The Harrisburg resident was offered prescription medication, but opted to … Read more
His life was on the line. A hungry hound named Kyte had to be rushed to the hospital after swallowing two fish hooks while walking with his owner in the UK, as seen in grisly pics blowing up online. “It really does feel like a miracle,” the dog’s unnamed owner said in a statement regarding … 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