UNBELIEVABLE: 19 - The Untold Story

Fine Hairs Grew on a Woman's Normally Hairless Thumb Skin, a Finding Never Documented in Her Rare Disease

A 25-year-old with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease grew fine hairs on normally hairless thumb skin, a finding her doctors say is undocumented.

Medical Daily · Sep 24

A 71-Year-Old's Foot Pain Led Doctors to a Corroded Umbrella Rod Buried for More Than 40 Years

A woman's foot pain led doctors to a corroded 6.5-cm umbrella rod left in her foot for more than 40 years after an old puncture injury.

Medical Daily · Sep 24

A Metal Sliver from a Kitchen Sieve Hid in a Woman's Throat Until Surgeons Went Looking with a Magnet

A metal sliver from a kitchen sieve lodged in a woman's throat and hid from the cameras. Irish surgeons found it with a magnet-tipped tube.

Medical Daily · Sep 24

Seven Days of Antibiotics Was No Worse Than Four Weeks After Bone Infection Surgery with Implanted Local Antibiotics

In a 500-patient trial, 7 days of antibiotics after bone infection surgery was no worse than 4 weeks when local antibiotics were implanted.

Medical Daily · Sep 24

Delaware Urges Adults to Start Colon Cancer Screening at 45 as Rates Keep Climbing in People Under 50

Delaware launched a campaign urging colon cancer screening at age 45 as rates rise in adults under 50: screening options, costs, and warning signs.

Medical Daily · Sep 24

Numbing Creams, Breastfeeding, and Faster Shots Top New Guideline to Ease Needle Pain and Fear at Every Age

A new guideline lists 16 evidence-based ways to ease vaccine pain and fear, from breastfeeding babies to numbing creams. What families can use.

Medical Daily · Sep 24

Category 5 Hurricane Polo May Bring Rip Currents and Dangerous Surf to Southern California as Soon as Sunday

Hurricane Polo could send big swells and rip currents to Southern California beaches starting Sunday. Who is at risk and how to stay safe.

Medical Daily · Sep 24

NIH Puts $88 Million into Human-Based Research Facilities and Weighs a Yearly Public Count of Lab Animals

NIH is funding $88 million in human-based research facilities and may publish yearly lab animal counts, part of a wider HHS push.

Medical Daily · Sep 24

Missouri's Fitzgibbon Hospital Ends Baby Deliveries September 30, Leaving Families to Travel to Sedalia or Farther

Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall, Missouri, ends labor and delivery on Sept. 30. The nearest birthing unit is in Sedalia. What families should do.

Medical Daily · Sep 23

Nearly Three in Four Americans 50 and Older Say They Would Take a Dementia Vaccine, Though None Exists

A JAMA Network Open survey found that 72% of adults 50 and older would likely take a dementia vaccine. None exists yet. What families should know.

Medical Daily · Sep 23