REVEALED: 17 - The Real Truth

Nearly 43% of Teens Gambled in the Past Year, and Betting With Family Was Linked to Higher Risk

A Rutgers survey found that 42.7% of U.S. teens gambled in the past year, with family gambling and newer products linked to higher risks of problem gambling.

Medical Daily · Nov 3

Oregon's $421 Million Medicaid Gap Already Assumes $412 Million in Savings as Projected Enrollment Falls Under Federal Rules

Oregon's Health Plan faces a projected $421 million state budget gap as new federal eligibility rules may reduce enrollment, while lawmakers weigh potential benefit and administrative changes.

Medical Daily · Nov 3

Lewis County Child Becomes New York's First Measles-Linked Death in Over 30 Years as Emergency Order Nears Expiration

A child in Lewis County has died in connection with New York's measles outbreak, the state's first known measles-associated death in more than 30 years, officials said.

Medical Daily · Nov 3

Air Leaked Into a Man's Thyroid After a Fishbone Pierced His Esophagus, Throwing His Hormones Off

A fishbone perforated a 70-year-old man's upper esophagus, causing a throat abscess and a rare thyroid complication. He recovered after surgery, antibiotics and monitoring.

Medical Daily · Nov 3

Spine Cement Showed Up in the Lungs of 1 in 10 Scanned Patients, and Doctors Rarely Saw It Leak

A woman developed heart symptoms after vertebroplasty when a 7-centimeter cement fragment crossed her tricuspid valve, underscoring often silent embolism risks and ongoing debate over the procedure's benefits.

Medical Daily · Nov 3

Maggots Found in the Mouths of Ventilated ICU Patients, and Many Hospital Cases May Go Unreported

Published cases show that sedated, ventilated ICU patients can develop rare hospital-acquired myiasis, with larvae found in airways, mouths, noses and tracheostomy sites.

Medical Daily · Nov 3

Coca-Cola Can Dissolve Some Stomach Fiber Balls, but This 82-Year-Old's Blocked Bowel Needed Surgery

An unusual intestinal blockage involving a live isopod highlights the difference between stomach and small-bowel bezoars, and why cola treatment requires medical supervision.

Medical Daily · Nov 3

A Live Eel Slipped Into a Fisherman's Clothes and Ended Up in His Abdomen, but a Second Case Was Fatal

A Bangladeshi fisherman survived after a live 65-centimeter eel entered his anus and perforated his colon. Surgeons removed it and treated the resulting peritonitis.

Medical Daily · Nov 3

New Hampshire Settles Nearly Six-Year In-Home Care Lawsuit Before Trial, but No New Caregiver Funding Is Guaranteed Yet

New Hampshire has agreed to improve oversight of missed in-home Medicaid care for nearly 4,000 older and disabled residents, but the settlement does not guarantee new funding.

Medical Daily · Nov 3

CMS Touts $233 Million for California Rural Health Care, but State Says No Additional Federal Dollars Have Arrived

A federal announcement touting more than $233 million for California's rural health care repeats the state's existing fiscal 2026 award, as Medi-Cal cuts threaten coverage and hospital finances.

Medical Daily · Nov 3