INFECTIOUS DISEASE June 4, 2019 Missouri mom battling deadly sepsis infection loses all 10 toes, hand, several fingers A Missouri mother who spent over a month in the hospital in dire condition is adapting to life without her 10 toes and right hand after they were amputated in an effort to stop a deadly infection from spreading throughout her body.
HEALTH June 3, 2019 Surgical tool, oxygen sparked flash fire in patient's chest during open heart surgery, doctors say Doctors performing emergency heart surgery in Australia were not prepared for this complication – a fire that broke out in the patient’s exposed chest cavity.
CANCER May 31, 2019 Dad loses eye, part of nose after common symptom leads to cancer diagnosis A dad suffering from a watery eye for six months was horrified after it turned out to be facial cancer.
Surgery May 31, 2019 Woman allegedly had 11-inch knife in back for over a week A woman in Ethiopia reportedly survived for a week with an 11-inch blade embedded in her back that allegedly went undetected by doctors.
Flesh-eating bacteria May 30, 2019 Fisherman says he nearly lost finger after contracting bacterial infection in cut from fish fin An Oklahoma man’s successful day of fishing nearly turned tragic when a striper’s fin sliced into his finger, leading to an infection that nearly cost him the digit.
Rare Diseases May 30, 2019 Woman’s painful, oozing lumps on scalp were botfly larvae A U.K. woman who complained of general illnesses and itchy raised lesions on her scalp after a trip to Argentina likely never guessed her symptoms were stemming from wriggly botfly larvae that were calling her head home for several weeks.
Children's Health May 29, 2019 Toddler born with rare birth defect has legs amputated, will be fitted with prosthetics An 18-month-old girl born with one of the rarest congenital lower-limb deformities known in the medical community has had both of her legs amputated below the knee.
Proud American May 28, 2019 Texas man, 84, becomes nation's oldest kidney donor after giving organ to neighbor An 84-year-old Texas man became the nation’s oldest living kidney donor recently when he knocked on his ailing 72-year-old neighbor’s door and offered to help her out.
RESPIRATORY HEALTH May 28, 2019 'Slug'-sized growths removed from woman's nose after complaints of breathing issues A 21-year-old woman who said her breathing issues made it difficult to exercise or even study around others was shocked by the growths surgeons removed from her nostrils, which she said were about “the size of large slugs.”
Rare Diseases May 24, 2019 Texas baby born without skin getting grafts grown from own cells, family says The Texas 5-month-old who has captured hearts worldwide after he was born without skin will reportedly undergo major surgery on Friday to cover areas of his body with skin grown in a lab using his own cells.
BEAUTY AND SKIN May 23, 2019 Woman claims tight-fitting underwire bras caused giant cyst, gaping 'hole' A woman claims wearing tight-fitting underwire bras led her to develop a cyst that, when removed, left a “hole” in her chest.